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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)

Lat: 39.52793°NLon: 107.71961°WElev: 5512.0ft.

Clear

88°F

31°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed W 18 MPH
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.98 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 24 Jun 02:00 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Battlement Mesa CO

Fire Weather Watch June 27, 10:00am until June 28, 12:00am
Red Flag Warning June 26, 12:00pm until June 26, 09:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Areas of smoke before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy smoke after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Patchy smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 85 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Windy.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Areas of smoke before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy smoke after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Patchy smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy smoke after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy smoke before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Windy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Battlement Mesa CO
 39.44°N 108.03°W (Elev. 5400 ft)
Last Update:
1:02 pm MDT Jun 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MDT Jun 24, 2026-6pm MDT Jun 30, 2026
 
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