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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Critical Fire Weather, and HeatRisk for Monday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible Monday across parts of the Southeast U.S. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast Monday over much of the northern Great Plains. Above normal temperatures in the Southeast and Southwest U.S. will bring moderate to isolated major HeatRisk Monday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)

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

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N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer 30.26 in (1024.72 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

Rifle CO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rifle CO
 39.52°N 107.78°W (Elev. 5338 ft)
Last Update:
1:07 am MDT May 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am MDT May 11, 2026-6pm MDT May 17, 2026
 
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