Crystal River near Redstone
12 mi- Level
- 1.4 ft
- Flow
- 228 cfs
Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sat 4 PM
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 3:15 PM MDT at K5SM
Snowy and 32°0°, storms ~4 PM–5 AM (71%).
Today: low 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°), high 62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°).
Now 32°0°
Snow
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3p | Drizzle | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 48°9° | 60%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 85% | 99% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 60%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 79% | 96% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 50%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 73% | 78% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Drizzle | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 68% | 70% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 80% | 72% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 84% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 86% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 87% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Showers | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 92% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Showers | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 37°3° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 95% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Showers | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 37°3° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 97% | 61% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 35°2° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 99% | 58% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 35°2° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 97% | 53% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°) | 33°1° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 43% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°) | 32°0° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 48% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°) | 31°−1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 98% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Snow | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 43°6°) | 33°1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 100% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°) | 34°1° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 95% | 10% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 87% | 45% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Showers | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 73% | 47% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 60% | 42% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 55% | 54% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 55% | 62% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Partly sunny | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 55% | 65% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 59% | 33% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Thunderstorms | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 66% | 89% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 75% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Rain | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 90% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Rain | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 94% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 39°4° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 95% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Drizzle | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 39°4° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 97% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 39°4° | 70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 100% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 37°3° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°) | 36°2° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 100% | 83% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Snow | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°) | 36°2° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 100% | 70% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Snow | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°) | 35°2° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 100% | 72% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°) | 34°1° | 70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 62% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Mostly cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°) | 30°−1° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 100% | 57% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Mostly cloudy | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°) | 29°−2° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 62% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Mostly cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°) | 31°−1° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 100% | 63% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Partly sunny | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 34°1° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 99% | 60% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 91% | 42% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Partly sunny | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 79% | 32% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Mostly sunny | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 50°10° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 68% | 31% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Mostly sunny | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 59% | 32% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Mostly sunny | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 52% | 31% | 5 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.39 in9.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers before 9am, then a chance of rain showers between 9am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
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 59.
Night: Clear, with a low around 27.
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 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 62°17°).
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 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
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
40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.3 in0.8 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
60% chance of rain, high 62°, low 33°.
67% chance of snow, high 58°, low 32°, cooling off.
Dry, high 56°, low 27°.
Highs 46–63°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GJT) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sat 4 PM
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 4 PM
Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 3.9 ft Sat 4 PM
Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 4 PM
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 66% 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 26 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 32°F). Indoor air will run dry too — a humidifier keeping indoor relative humidity in the 30–50% range is more comfortable and cuts static shocks, without going so high it fogs cold windows.
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
Mulford weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 6:16 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 65% cover).
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
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