Rifle, Colorado Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rifle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°61°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——96°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——96°57°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—97°59°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle—0.03″94°55°-3°
- FridayJul 10Clear——98°54°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——103°54°+5°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Rifle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 81650
15-Day Forecast — Rifle
- Sun96°62°0%
- Mon96°64°3%
- Tue96°57°8%
- Wed97°59°13%
- Thu94°55°9%
- Fri98°54°6%
- Sat103°54°1%
- Sun104°56°6%
- Mon105°60°15%
- Tue108°60°15%
- Wed99°59°23%
- Thu101°60°27%
- Fri102°57°39%
- Sat106°58°42%
- Sun103°59°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Rifle
SPC includes Rifle in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Rifle
- 81650