Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)

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

Clear

59°F

15°C

Humidity	21%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	30.17 in (1021.67 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	21 Mar 10:35 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rio Blanco CO

Red Flag Warning March 21, 11:00am until March 21, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 79 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 71 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 72 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 74 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44.