Colorado River at Lees Ferry, AZ

USGS gauge 09380000 · drainage 111,800 sq mi · observed Oct 16, 7:00 PM MST · 20 min old

Weather alerts Official NWS

No active National Weather Service alerts were returned for this location. This is not a statement that conditions are safe.

Source: National Weather Service alerts for the gauge location, fetched Oct 16, 7:14 PM MST.

River forecast Official NWS

Time (gauge-local)	Gage height	Flow
Oct 16, 7:00 PM MST	7.3 ft	5,530 cfs
Oct 16, 8:00 PM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 16, 9:00 PM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 16, 10:00 PM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 16, 11:00 PM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 17, 12:00 AM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 17, 1:00 AM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 17, 2:00 AM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 17, 3:00 AM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 17, 4:00 AM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 17, 5:00 AM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs
Oct 17, 6:00 AM MST	7.1 ft	5,000 cfs

Source: National Weather Service forecast point CLFA3, issued Oct 16, 8:34 AM MST. Official forecasts change as rain and releases change.

Radar Official NWS

Source: National Weather Service radar, station KICX. The loop is served live by the NWS and shows its own frame times.

Recent rain at the gauge location Official NWS

Window	Rain	Valid through
Last 24 h	0.00 in	Oct 16, 6:00 PM MST
Last 2 days	0.00 in	Oct 16, 5:00 AM MST
Last 3 days	0.14 in	Oct 16, 5:00 AM MST

Source: NWS River Forecast Center multisensor precipitation estimate, 4 km grid at the gauge location, fetched Oct 16, 7:14 PM MST. Estimate, not a gauge at the stream. Each window is a separate NWS product with its own valid-through time, so a longer window can end earlier than a shorter one.

Forecast rain totals Official NWS

Window	Forecast rain
Next 6 hours	0.00 in
Next 12 hours	0.00 in
Next 24 hours	0.00 in
Next 48 hours	0.00 in
Next 72 hours	0.00 in
Next 7 days	0.17 in

Source: National Weather Service gridpoint quantitative precipitation forecast at the gauge location, updated Oct 16, 3:14 PM MST. A forecast, not a measurement.

8 to 14 day outlook Official NWS

Variable	Leaning	Probability
Temperature	Below	33%
Precipitation	Above	40%

Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center 8 to 14 day outlook for Oct 24 to Oct 30, issued Oct 16. A probability is the chance of the leaning category (above, near or below normal) for the whole period, not an amount.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours Official NWS

	7p	8p	9p	10p	11p	Sat	1a	2a	3a	4a	5a	6a	7a	8a	9a	10a	11a	12p	1p	2p	3p	4p	5p	6p
Temp °F	64	62	60	60	58	57	56	55	53	50	50	50	49	50	52	55	58	60	63	64	65	65	64	63
Wind mph	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	5	5	6	6	5	3	2
Gust mph	8	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	6	7	8	9	9	8	6	5
Direction	ENE	E	E	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WSW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E
Cloud %	5	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	8	9	14	33	31	26	14	18	20	25	32	37	43	33	52
Rain in/h	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Source: National Weather Service gridpoint forecast, updated Oct 16, 3:14 PM MST; rain chance from the NWS hourly point forecast. Hours are gauge-local. Darker cells mean a higher value in that row.

Weather forecast Official NWS

Tonight

49°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 1 to 6 mph SE

0% rain

Saturday

65°F

Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 to 6 mph NE

2% rain

Saturday Night

52°F

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 3 mph S

17% rain

Sunday

63°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 3 mph E

17% rain

Sunday Night

51°F

Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 mph NE

11% rain

Monday

67°F

Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 3 mph NE

11% rain

Monday Night

53°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 2 mph SE

15% rain

Tuesday

66°F

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 6 mph S

14% rain

Tuesday Night

53°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 3 mph S

28% rain

Wednesday

66°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 12 mph S

47% rain

Wednesday Night

52°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 5 mph S

57% rain

Thursday

63°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 9 mph S

57% rain

Thursday Night

47°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 6 mph SW

41% rain

Friday

63°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph W

23% rain

Source: National Weather Service point forecast, updated Oct 16, 3:14 PM MST.

Air conditions Weather station

Measure	Value
Air temperature	61 °F
Wind	ENE 5 mph
Pressure	30.48 inHg
Visibility	10 mi

Source: National Weather Service station KPGA, observed Oct 16, 7:00 PM MST.

Sun Computed

Event	Time (gauge-local)
Sunrise	6:35 AM MST
Sunset	5:50 PM MST

Source: computed from the gauge location and date 2026-10-16. No external data.

Sources and method

Forecasts, alerts and observations: National Weather Service. NWS material is not subject to copyright. Terms
River forecasts and flood stages: National Weather Service. National Water Model guidance: NOAA. Terms
Rain estimates and radar: NOAA and National Weather Service. Terms
Outlook: NOAA Climate Prediction Center. Terms
Data: U.S. Geological Survey. Terms

USGS daily statistics, downloaded 2026-10-12

Percentile method: trailing 24 h mean vs USGS daily percentiles for calendar date 10-16.

Percentile is estimated from USGS published daily percentiles. Readings are provisional until USGS reviews them. Not endorsed by USGS, NOAA or the National Weather Service. Not for navigation or safety-of-life decisions; the absence of an alert is not a statement that conditions are safe.