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Roaring Fork River at Glenwood Springs, CO

USGS gauge 09085000 · drainage 1,453 sq mi · observed Oct 16, 7:45 PM MDT · 35 min old

Weather alerts Official NWS

Freeze Warning · Severe · Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Upper Yampa River Basin; Central Colorado River Basin; San Juan River Basin
Freeze Warning issued October 16 at 9:53AM MDT until October 17 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Ends Oct 17, 9:00 AM MDT

Source: National Weather Service alerts for the gauge location, fetched Oct 16, 8:18 PM MDT.

River forecast Official NWS

Time (gauge-local)	Gage height	Flow
Oct 16, 8:00 PM MDT	1.9 ft	544 cfs
Oct 16, 9:00 PM MDT	1.8 ft	539 cfs
Oct 16, 10:00 PM MDT	1.8 ft	539 cfs
Oct 16, 11:00 PM MDT	1.8 ft	533 cfs
Oct 17, 12:00 AM MDT	1.8 ft	533 cfs
Oct 17, 1:00 AM MDT	1.8 ft	533 cfs
Oct 17, 2:00 AM MDT	1.8 ft	533 cfs
Oct 17, 3:00 AM MDT	1.8 ft	533 cfs
Oct 17, 4:00 AM MDT	1.8 ft	533 cfs
Oct 17, 5:00 AM MDT	1.8 ft	528 cfs
Oct 17, 6:00 AM MDT	1.8 ft	528 cfs
Oct 17, 7:00 AM MDT	1.8 ft	528 cfs

Source: National Weather Service forecast point GWSC2, issued Oct 16, 9:17 AM MDT. Official forecasts change as rain and releases change.

Radar Official NWS

Source: National Weather Service radar, station KGJX. 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	0.01 in	Oct 16, 7:00 PM MDT
Last 2 days	0.39 in	Oct 16, 6:00 AM MDT
Last 3 days	0.59 in	Oct 16, 6:00 AM MDT

Source: NWS River Forecast Center multisensor precipitation estimate, 4 km grid at the gauge location, fetched Oct 16, 8:19 PM MDT. 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	0.73 in

Source: National Weather Service gridpoint quantitative precipitation forecast at the gauge location, updated Oct 16, 3:41 PM MDT. A forecast, not a measurement.

8 to 14 day outlook Official NWS

Variable	Leaning	Probability
Temperature	Normal	36%
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

	8p	9p	10p	11p	Sat	1a	2a	3a	4a	5a	6a	7a	8a	9a	10a	11a	12p	1p	2p	3p	4p	5p	6p	7p
Temp °F	49	47	45	44	42	41	41	39	37	36	36	36	37	41	52	58	61	64	66	68	65	63	61	54
Wind mph	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	3	3	5	6	7	8	7	7	6	5
Gust mph	9	10	9	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	13	15	15	13	10	10
Direction	N	NNE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Cloud %	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	6	5	2	2	2	4	5	6	3	4	2	4	6
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	0	0

Source: National Weather Service gridpoint forecast, updated Oct 16, 3:41 PM MDT; 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

36°F

Clear

Wind 5 mph ENE

0% rain

Saturday

70°F

Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph S

0% rain

Saturday Night

38°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph NNE

0% rain

Sunday

68°F

Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph SSW

1% rain

Sunday Night

45°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph NNE

16% rain

Monday

68°F

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph S

11% rain

Monday Night

46°F

Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph SE

16% rain

Tuesday

67°F

Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph SSW

19% rain

Tuesday Night

46°F

Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph SSE

9% rain

Wednesday

70°F

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph S

17% rain

Wednesday Night

47°F

Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph SE

34% rain

Thursday

67°F

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 5 mph S

62% rain

Thursday Night

44°F

Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW

77% rain

Friday

61°F

Rain Showers Likely

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW

67% rain

Source: National Weather Service point forecast, updated Oct 16, 3:41 PM MDT.

Air conditions Weather station

Measure	Value
Air temperature	48 °F
Wind	E 5 mph

Source: National Weather Service station CO099, observed Oct 16, 7:46 PM MDT.

Sun Computed

Event	Time (gauge-local)
Sunrise	7:21 AM MDT
Sunset	6:30 PM MDT

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.