Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)

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

Mostly Cloudy

54°F

12°C

Humidity	40%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	29.98 in (1015.24 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Dec 02:05 PM MST

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Extended Forecast for

Rifle CO

This Afternoon
High: 54 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 45 °F
Showers then
Rain/Snow
Saturday Night
Low: 19 °F
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Showers
Sunday
High: 31 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 35 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 11 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 41 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 45. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night

Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 10pm. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 19. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 35.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 41.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16.