Rico, CO Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

39°F
Feels Like 39°F  
Humidity 42% Dew Point 18°F Wind E 1 MPH Gusts 4 Barometer N/A
Solar Rad 433 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.6 miles SW of central Rico
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Partly Sunny, High 58F, Low 28F
58
28
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Increasing Clouds, High 58F, Low 29F
58
29
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Partly Sunny, High 58F, Low 30F
58
30
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Snow Showers, High 46F, Low 22F
80%
46
22
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Snow Showers, High 40F, Low 20F
50%
40
20
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Snow Showers Likely, High 40F, Low 18F
50%
40
18
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Snow Showers, High 39F
50%
39
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 58°F to 39°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 48°F and lows around 21°F.

This Date in Weather History

1933 - The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930s occurred. The dust storm, which had spread from Montana to the Ohio Valley the day before, prevailed from Georgia to Maine resulting in a black rain over New York and a brown snow in Vermont. Parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa reported zero visibility on the 12th. On the 13th, dust reduced the visibility to half a mile in Tennessee.

More on this and other weather history

Rico, CO 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Friday Nov 14

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.

Saturday Nov 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Snow Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Sunday Nov 16

Snow Showers

Day: Snow showers, mainly after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Snow Showers

Night: Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, with a low around 22.

Monday Nov 17

Snow Showers

Day: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Snow Showers

Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Tuesday Nov 18

Snow Showers Likely

Day: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Snow Showers Likely

Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Wednesday Nov 19

Snow Showers

Day: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 39.


About Rico, CO

Rico is a town in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. It was settled in 1879 as a silver mining center in the Pioneer Mining District; today it functions as a historic and tourism site. The population was 288 at the 2020 census. Its current form of government is that of a home rule municipality. Rico is a name derived from Spanish meaning "rich".

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