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Weather in Rifle, Colorado

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rifle, CO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
55°
Humidity
30%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Rifle, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
70°
9p
66°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
45°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
64°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
L 42°H 82°
Rifle, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    19%
    80°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    67°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    99%
    51°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    17%
    62°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    67°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    62°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    —
    71°39°
Rifle, CO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°35°63°90°12a6a12p6pnow 76°high 82°low 42°
Rifle, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
331° · backing 74°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 11 · pk 34 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Rifle, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
821.1
-2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.25 inHg
Now
821.1
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 821–829
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rifle, CO
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rifle, CO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rifle, CO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 PM
Moonset
2:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rifle, CO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rifle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

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Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.