Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East; Severe Storm Threat in the Gulf States Sunday

A significant winter storm is underway, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Extremely cold air will follow, prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts into next week. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging gusts and tornadoes across the eastern Gulf Coast states Sunday morning and afternoon. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)

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

Overcast

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.26 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 11:35 AM MST
Extended Forecast for

Rifle CO

  • Today

    Today: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 4pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 11. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 11 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 11. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
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Point Forecast:
Rifle CO
 39.52°N 107.78°W (Elev. 5338 ft)
9:47 am MST Jan 25, 2026
11am MST Jan 25, 2026-6pm MST Jan 31, 2026
 
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