Snake River (CO) near Montezuma
4.3 mi- Level
- 1.2 ft
- Flow
- 20 cfs
Forecast peak 1.2 ft Fri 3 PM
Reading from Fri 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 3:05 PM MDT at KLXV
Sunny and 52°11°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 23.
Today: low 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°), high 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°).
Now 52°11°
Sunny
Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 3p | Sunny | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 36°2° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 43% | 19% | 3 |
| Fri 4p | Sunny | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 37°3° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from SW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 41% | 19% | 2 |
| Fri 5p | Sunny | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°) | 34°1° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 46% | 28% | 1 |
| Fri 6p | Mostly clear | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 34°1° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 50% | 69% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Mostly clear | 38°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 57% | 19% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Mostly clear | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 28°−2° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 66% | 50% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Mostly clear | 33°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°) | 28°−2° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 72% | 11% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Clear | 33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 72% | 8% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Clear | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 69% | 8% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Clear | 32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°) | 27°−3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 69% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Clear | 30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 72% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Mostly clear | 31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°) | 26°−3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 72% | 45% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Mostly clear | 31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 69% | 38% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Partly cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°) | 24°−4° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 69% | 57% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Mostly clear | 32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°) | 26°−3° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 66% | 63% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Mostly clear | 32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°) | 25°−4° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 66% | 63% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Snow | 30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°) | 22°−6° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 75% | 68% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Snow | 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°) | 20°−7° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 81% | 68% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Snow | 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°) | 19°−7° | 30%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 85% | 80% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Snow | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 39°4°) | 20°−7° | 30%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 81% | 83% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°) | 22°−6° | 30%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 81% | 84% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°) | 23°−5° | 40%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 78% | 85% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°) | 25°−4° | 40%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 75% | 86% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°) | 23°−5° | 40%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 78% | 86% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Snow | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 41°5°) | 22°−6° | 40%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 82% | 90% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Snow | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°) | 23°−5° | 40%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 78% | 91% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Snow | 30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°) | 20°−7° | 40%, snow 0.4 in1 cm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 81% | 96% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Snow | 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°) | 19°−7° | 60%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 81% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Snow | 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°) | 19°−7° | 60%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 81% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Snow | 30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°) | 19°−7° | 60%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 14 mph23 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 78% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Snow | 30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°) | 19°−7° | 40%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 14 mph23 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 78% | 49% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°) | 21°−6° | 40%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 75% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Snow | 32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 40%, snow 0.2 in0.5 cm | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 72% | 62% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 75% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 78% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 81% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°) | 24°−4° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 78% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°) | 23°−5° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 81% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 31°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 34°1°) | 24°−4° | 20%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 81% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°) | 22°−6° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 88% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Partly sunny | 30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°) | 23°−5° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 85% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°) | 23°−5° | 20% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 88% | 33% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°) | 22°−6° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 88% | 35% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 39°4°) | 22°−6° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 85% | 14% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 42°6°) | 24°−4° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 75% | 11% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 44°7°) | 25°−4° | 30% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 69% | 20% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 46°8°) | 26°−3° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 64% | 24% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°) | 28°−2° | 30% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 32% | 5 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 41 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 2.4 in6.1 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 1.2 in3 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 36, with temperatures falling to around 30 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 41.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 46°, low 29°.
44% chance of snow, high 36°, low 28°, cooling off.
30% chance of snow, high 37°, low 26°.
Mostly dry, highs 37–43°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BOU) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 1.2 ft Fri 3 PM
Reading from Fri 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 4.0 ft Fri 3 PM
Reading from Fri 2 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 0.9 ft Fri 3 PM
Reading from Fri 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 0.7 ft Sat 12 AM
Reading from Fri 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 63% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 16 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 23°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.
On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Montezuma weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 6:12 PM.
Mostly clear 9 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
93% lit · growing
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