Rifle, Colorado

Local Time: 7:47 PM MDT on July 11, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 39.5° N 107.8° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Hurricane Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Soudelor (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Rifle, Colorado (Airport)

Updated: 6:53 PM MDT on July 11, 2009

74 °F

Clear

Humidity:	55%
Dew Point:	57 °F
Wind:	8 mph from the South
Pressure:	30.12 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	5545 ft

» Weather History for This Location

Radar

Webcam

Click Radar to Enlarge

Select a source for your current conditions:

Raw METAR

Aviation

Weather Radio

Flight Rule:	VFR (KRIL)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	190° (South)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
Full Report — Pilot Maps

Talk to State Farm agents near you:

Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Rifle	74 °F	Clear	6:53 PM MDT
	Sunlight Mountain	55 °F	Overcast	7:24 PM MDT
	Meeker	68 °F	Partly Cloudy	6:53 PM MDT
	Eagle	72 °F	Mostly Cloudy	7:35 PM MDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

89 °F

51 °F

Record

102 °F (2003)

38 °F (1959)

Yesterday

95 °F

50 °F

Detailed History and Climate

	Meet Locals
Read their travel tips for Rifle hotels!


	Unbiased reviews and advice for Rifle

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Lamar	102°F
Pueblo	100°F
La Junta	99°F
Grand Junction	98°F
Springfield	97°F

State Lows:
Berthoud Pass	41°F
Leadville	41°F
Kremmling	41°F
Craig	42°F
Gunnison	44°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:53 AM MDT

8:39 PM MDT

Civil Twilight

5:21 AM MDT

9:11 PM MDT

Nautical Twilight

4:41 AM MDT

9:51 PM MDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:56 AM MDT

10:36 PM MDT

Moon

10:52 PM MDT (7/11)

9:57 AM MDT (7/11)

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 49m

Length of Day

14h 45m

Tomorrow will be 1m 10s shorter.

Extended View

Waning Gibbous, 81% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

For more information about the solar system:

Free Weather Stickers® for Your Homepage!

We've cooked up some fun dynamic images for you to put on your homepage.

18 NEW Stickers!
Multiple Styles to Choose From
Display Current conditions

Get Your Weather Sticker!

Rifle, CO

74 °F

Clear

at 6:53 PM MDT

(Click for forecast)

5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 81650

Customize Your Icons!

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
94° F \| 56° F	92° F \| 54° F	88° F \| 50° F	92° F \| 52° F	92° F \| 54° F
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Nowcast as of 7:36 PM MDT on July 11, 2009

Now

At 734 PM MDT Doppler radar indicated a broad area of showers and thunderstorms from 34 miles west of Fruita to 26 miles south of Grand Junction...moving northeast at 25 mph. The storms will continue to impact Fruita...Grand Junction...and Palisade through 830 PM. Gusty winds to 40 mph...small hail...heavy rain and lightning will accompany these storms.

Forecast for Debeque to Silt Corridor

Updated: 4:18 PM MDT on July 11, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Rest of Tonight

Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in the 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Sunday

Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 85 to 95. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

» ZIP Code Detail

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the 50s.

Monday

Mostly sunny. Highs 85 to 95. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

» ZIP Code Detail

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows 45 to 55. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.

Tuesday through Saturday

Mostly clear. Highs in the 90s. Lows 45 to 55.

Alternate Computer Forecast: AVN MOS Weather Graph

Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Earthquake Activity

City:	Distance to Epicenter:	Magnitude:	Date:
Palisade, CO	42 miles	2.5	5:44 AM MDT 2009-07-09
Minimum magnitude displayed is 2.5. For more information, visit USGS.

MSN Map of Earthquakes

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Cardinals vs. Cubs	3:10 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Clear, 74 °F
Yankees vs. Angels	1:10 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 85 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 69° F/ 21° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 77 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
View Schedules: NFL \| CFB \| MLB \| IFB \| NASCAR \| PGA Golf \|

Blogs in This Area

City:	Member:	Title:	Last Activity:
There are no recent blogs in this area. Why not create your own?
Blogs for people who love weather and the outdoors! View All Blogs »