Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)

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

Clear

52°F

11°C

Humidity	40%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	29.92 in (1013.21 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	29 Jun 04:53 AM MDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles E Rifle CO

Fire Weather Watch June 30, 12:00pm until June 30, 09:00pm

Red Flag Warning June 29, 12:00pm until June 29, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 80 °F
Sunny then
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Patchy Smoke
Tuesday
High: 87 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Patchy Smoke
and Breezy
then Clear
Wednesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 49 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 92 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Patchy smoke after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Patchy smoke before 9pm, then patchy smoke after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy smoke before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

Patchy smoke before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 89.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy.