Water Temperature of the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs, CO
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Measurement Time: Monday, August 25, 2025, 3:45 PM MDT
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Station Name: COLORADO RIVER ABOVE GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov
Elevation Above Sea Level: 5,823 feet / 1,775 meters
Nearest Address:
I-70 W
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Garfield County
GPS Coordinates: 39.5588711, -107.2908874
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Weather for Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Current Weather

Humidity: 51%
Feels Like: 76.2°F
Wind: ESE 3.1 mph
Wind Gusts: 6.6 mph
Precipitation: 0 in
Cloud Cover: 0%
Visibility: 9 mi
UV Index: 0
Five Day Weather Forecast

Mon
H: 77°F
L: 44°F

Tue
H: 78°F
L: 45°F

Wed
H: 71°F
L: 48°F

Thu
H: 76°F
L: 43°F

Fri
H: 68°F
L: 49°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 25.16 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.48 μg/m3
Ozone: 79 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:11 PM
Sunset: 7:50 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 19 mins
Moon Transit: 3:02 PM
Moonset: 8:58 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 1.9%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM2:32 PM - 5:02 PM
Minor Periods
8:28 PM - 9:58 PM8:27 AM - 9:57 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Flood Watch issued August 25 at 2:42PM MDT until August 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Effective: Mon August 25, 2025, 2:42 PM
Expires: Tue August 26, 2025, 6:00 AM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Colorado, including the following areas, along the I-70 corridor, Flat Tops, Four Corners, Central Mountain Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Western San Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper Gunnison River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, and portions of southeast Utah, including the following areas, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges and the La Sal and Abajo Mountains. This also includes the Elk/Lee Complex, Turner Gulch, Deer Creek, Stoner Mesa, and South Rim burn scars. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. Heavy rain over burn scars may lead to debris flows. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Flood Watch issued August 25 at 2:42PM MDT until August 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Effective: Mon August 25, 2025, 2:42 PM
Expires: Tue August 26, 2025, 6:00 AM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Colorado, including the following areas, along the I-70 corridor, Flat Tops, Four Corners, Central Mountain Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Western San Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper Gunnison River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, and portions of southeast Utah, including the following areas, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges and the La Sal and Abajo Mountains. This also includes the Elk/Lee Complex, Turner Gulch, Deer Creek, Stoner Mesa, and South Rim burn scars. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. Heavy rain over burn scars may lead to debris flows. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Flood Watch issued August 25 at 2:42PM MDT until August 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Effective: Mon August 25, 2025, 2:42 PM
Expires: Tue August 26, 2025, 6:00 AM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Colorado, including the following areas, along the I-70 corridor, Flat Tops, Four Corners, Central Mountain Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Western San Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper Gunnison River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, and portions of southeast Utah, including the following areas, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges and the La Sal and Abajo Mountains. This also includes the Elk/Lee Complex, Turner Gulch, Deer Creek, Stoner Mesa, and South Rim burn scars. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. Heavy rain over burn scars may lead to debris flows. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Flood Watch issued August 25 at 2:42PM MDT until August 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Effective: Mon August 25, 2025, 2:42 PM
Expires: Tue August 26, 2025, 6:00 AM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Colorado, including the following areas, along the I-70 corridor, Flat Tops, Four Corners, Central Mountain Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Western San Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper Gunnison River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, and portions of southeast Utah, including the following areas, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges and the La Sal and Abajo Mountains. This also includes the Elk/Lee Complex, Turner Gulch, Deer Creek, Stoner Mesa, and South Rim burn scars. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. Heavy rain over burn scars may lead to debris flows. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Flood Watch issued August 25 at 2:42PM MDT until August 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Effective: Mon August 25, 2025, 2:42 PM
Expires: Tue August 26, 2025, 6:00 AM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of Colorado, including the following areas, along the I-70 corridor, Flat Tops, Four Corners, Central Mountain Valleys, Grand Valley, Grand and Battlement Mesas, Western San Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Upper Gunnison River Valley and West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, and portions of southeast Utah, including the following areas, Canyonlands/Natural Bridges and the La Sal and Abajo Mountains. This also includes the Elk/Lee Complex, Turner Gulch, Deer Creek, Stoner Mesa, and South Rim burn scars. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. Heavy rain over burn scars may lead to debris flows. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 62.8°F
Average Humidity: 64%
Wind: 8.1 mph
UV Index: 1.9
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 18.4 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.41 μg/m3
Ozone: 100.84 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:11 PM
Sunset: 7:50 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 19 mins
Moon Transit: 3:02 PM
Moonset: 8:58 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 1.9%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM2:32 PM - 5:02 PM
Minor Periods
8:28 PM - 9:58 PM8:27 AM - 9:57 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 62.1°F
Average Humidity: 64%
Wind: 8.9 mph
UV Index: 1.5
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 13.96 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.98 μg/m3
Ozone: 102.4 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:10 PM
Sunset: 7:49 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 16 mins
Moon Transit: 3:43 PM
Moonset: 9:18 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 6.1%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:30 AM - 3:00 AM3:13 PM - 5:43 PM
Minor Periods
8:48 PM - 10:18 PM9:28 AM - 10:58 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 58.4°F
Average Humidity: 73%
Wind: 14.1 mph
UV Index: 2.2
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 15.26 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.01 μg/m3
Ozone: 93.68 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:10 PM
Sunset: 7:47 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 14 mins
Moon Transit: 4:24 PM
Moonset: 9:40 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 12.6%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
1:11 AM - 3:41 AM3:54 PM - 6:24 PM
Minor Periods
9:10 PM - 10:40 PM10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 59°F
Average Humidity: 65%
Wind: 10.7 mph
UV Index: 1.7
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 20.27 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.06 μg/m3
Ozone: 91.68 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:10 PM
Sunset: 7:46 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 11 mins
Moon Transit: 5:07 PM
Moonset: 10:06 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 21.1%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
1:52 AM - 4:22 AM4:37 PM - 7:07 PM
Minor Periods
9:36 PM - 11:06 PM11:31 AM - 1:01 PM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Average Temperature: 57.5°F
Average Humidity: 51%
Wind: 10.5 mph
UV Index: 2.4
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 32.26 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.55 μg/m3
Ozone: 84.77 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:09 PM
Sunset: 7:44 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 9 mins
Moon Transit: 5:52 PM
Moonset: 10:35 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 31.0%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
2:36 AM - 5:06 AM5:22 PM - 7:52 PM
Minor Periods
10:05 PM - 11:35 PM12:34 AM - 2:04 PM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5