Forecast and Conditions for Rifle, Colorado

Updated: 4:06 PM MDT on July 09, 2009
Observed at Central Rifle, CO, Rifle, Colorado
Temperature 89.2 °F
Humidity 13%
Dew Point 32 °F
Wind West at 11.0 mph
Pressure 29.81 in (Steady)
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10.0 miles
Clouds Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum 88.7 °F
Yesterday's Minimum 53.2 °F
Normal high 89 °F
Normal low 53 °F
Record high 100 °F (1989)
Record low 36 °F (1959)
Sunrise05:52 AM (MDT)
Sunset08:40 PM (MDT)
Moon Rise10:06 PM (MDT)
Moon Set07:57 AM (MDT)
Moon Phase
Fire Weather Warning
Statement as of 2:08 PM MDT on July 9, 2009


... Red flag warning remains in effect until 9 PM MDT this
evening...

A red flag warning remains in effect until 2100 this evening for
fire zones 201 and 203 for low humidities... gusty winds... and
Haines index of 6.

Southwest winds ranging from 10 to 20 mph with some gusts to 30
mph will continue this afternoon across zones 201 and 203...
subsiding around sunset. Above normal temperatures will cause
humidity levels to fall below 15 percent during the heat of the
day before gradually recovering in the evening. Therefore... the
red flag warning will remain in effect until 2100.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now... or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds... low relative humidity... and warm temperatures will
create explosive fire growth potential.





Forecast as of 3:20 PM MDT on July 9, 2009

Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 55. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs 85 to 95. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the 50s. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 85 to 95.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the 50s.
Sunday through Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs 85 to 95. Lows in the 50s.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs 85 to 95.
Tuesday Night through Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 55. Highs 85 to 95.
Thursday
Sunny. Highs 85 to 95.
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