Rifle, CO Weather Forecast
Garfield County, Colorado
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Rifle, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Rifle, CO at a glance
Rifle is home to about 10,563 people in Garfield County, across 7 square miles. It ranks 51st by population of 105 places in Colorado with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Silt, 6 miles away.
- County
- Garfield County
- Population
- 10,563 2023 est.
- Land area
- 7 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,507
- Forecast point
- 39.5376°N, 107.7703°W
How well can the network see Rifle?
The nearest Doppler radar is KGJX (Grand Junction, CO), to the SW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,700 ft above Rifle. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Rifle is closer to its radar than 55% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KRIL (Rifle/Garfield Cnty). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Rifle
- Silt, CO6 mi
- New Castle, CO13 mi
- Glenwood Springs, CO23 mi
- Carbondale, CO31 mi
- Basalt, CO40 mi
- Palisade, CO43 mi
- Gypsum, CO44 mi
- Snowmass Village, CO49 mi
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