Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)

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

Clear

61°F

16°C

Humidity	31%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	30.2 in (1022.69 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Jun 08:05 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rifle CO

Fire Weather Watch June 16, 01:00pm until June 16, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Today
High: 98 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 57 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 94 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Clear
Juneteenth
High: 100 °F
Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 94.

Wednesday Night

Clear, with a low around 54.

Juneteenth

Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.

Thursday Night

Clear, with a low around 60.