Snake River (CO) near Montezuma
13 mi- Level
- 1.2 ft
- Flow
- 21 cfs
Forecast peak 1.2 ft Fri 2 PM
Reading from Fri 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 12:15 PM MDT at KCCU
Windy and 39°4°.
Today: low 34°1° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°), high 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°).
Now 39°4°
Windy · Feels like 29°−2°
None rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12p | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°) | 52°11° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 36% | 1% | 5 |
| Fri 1p | Sunny | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 53°12° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 33% | 1% | 5 |
| Fri 2p | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 30% | 1% | 5 |
| Fri 3p | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 26% | 7% | 3 |
| Fri 4p | Mostly sunny | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 28% | 17% | 2 |
| Fri 5p | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°) | 52°11° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 32% | 9% | 1 |
| Fri 6p | Mostly clear | 49°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 37% | 17% | 0 |
| Fri 7p | Mostly clear | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°) | 38°3° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 49% | 68% | 0 |
| Fri 8p | Clear | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°) | 35°2° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 57% | 4% | 0 |
| Fri 9p | Partly cloudy | 39°4° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°) | 34°1° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 62% | 56% | 0 |
| Fri 10p | Mostly clear | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°) | 32°0° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 64% | 48% | 0 |
| Fri 11p | Mostly clear | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°) | 32°0° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 64% | 52% | 0 |
| Sat 12a | Mostly clear | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°) | 32°0° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 61% | 54% | 0 |
| Sat 1a | Clear | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°) | 32°0° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 59% | 41% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Mostly clear | 36°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°) | 30°−1° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 64% | 48% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Clear | 35°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 64% | 27% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Partly cloudy | 35°2° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 64% | 43% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Partly cloudy | 35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 64% | 57% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°) | 28°−2° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 64% | 62% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°) | 27°−3° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 69% | 32% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°) | 26°−3° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 72% | 84% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Snow | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 26°−3° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 75% | 69% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 31°−1° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 64% | 98% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 30°−1° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 62% | 97% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 30°−1° | 30%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 62% | 97% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 30°−1° | 30%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 14 mph23 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 62% | 98% | 5 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 29°−2° | 30%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 62% | 97% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 29°−2° | 40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 62% | 98% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°) | 28°−2° | 40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 64% | 98% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Snow | 36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°) | 27°−3° | 40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 67% | 99% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Snow | 34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°) | 25°−4° | 60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 72% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Snow | 33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°) | 24°−4° | 60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 75% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Snow | 32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°) | 22°−6° | 60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 82% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Snow | 32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°) | 23°−5° | 40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 82% | 92% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°) | 24°−4° | 40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 82% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°) | 24°−4° | 40%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm | 12 mph19 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 78% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°) | 24°−4° | 20% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 78% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°) | 24°−4° | 20% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°) | 24°−4° | 20% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 82% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°) | 23°−5° | 10% | 12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 85% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly cloudy | 32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°) | 24°−4° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 85% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 36°2°) | 25°−4° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly clear | 33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°) | 25°−4° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 82% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 37°3°) | 25°−4° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 78% | 21% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 34°1° (likely 29°−2° to 39°4°) | 26°−3° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 75% | 19% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°) | 28°−2° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 72% | 9% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 33°1° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 59% | 1% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 36°2° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 51% | 16% | 4 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southwest wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 39, with temperatures falling to around 36 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Snow showers likely before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
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 · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
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 51.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
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 49.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
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
30% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 1.1 in2.8 cm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 1.3 in3.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 56°, low 34°.
39% chance of snow, high 39°, low 32°, cooling off.
30% chance of snow, high 47°, low 31°, warming up.
Mostly dry, highs 43–51°.
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 2 PM
Reading from Fri 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 0.7 ft Fri 1 PM
Reading from Fri 12 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 4.0 ft Fri 1 PM
Reading from Fri 12 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 0.9 ft Fri 1 PM
Reading from Fri 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 70% 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 9 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 2°1° warmer than typical.
On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Silver Plume weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:12 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 44% cover).
Waxing gibbous
93% lit · growing
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