Red Feather Lakes, CO Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

48°F
Feels Like 47°F  
Humidity 23% Dew Point 12°F Wind SSW 4 MPH Gusts 7 Barometer 29.99 in.
Solar Rad 340 w/m2 UV Index 3
Report from a personal weather station 1 mi. SW of central Red Feather Lakes
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Sunny, High 46F, Low 34F
46
34
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Mostly Cloudy, High 53F, Low 34F
53
34
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 51F, Low 33F
51
33
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 48F, Low 34F
48
34
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Snow, High 46F, Low 25F
50%
46
25
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 40F, Low 30F
50%
40
30
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Sunny, High 48F
48
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 40°F to 53°F. Some snow possible with at least 2 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 11°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 36°F with lows around 13°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A major winter storm produced high winds and heavy snow in the Southern Rockies and the Southern High Plains. Snowfall totals in New Mexico ranged up to 25 inches at Cedar Crest, with up to three feet of snow reported in the higher elevations. Winds of 75 mph, with gusts to 124 mph, were reported northeast of Albuquerque NM. El Paso TX was buried under 22.4 inches of snow, including a single storm record of 16.8 inches in 24 hours. The snowfall total surpassed their previous record for an entire winter season of 18.4 inches. Record cold was experienced the next three nights as readings dipped into the single numbers. High winds ushering unseasonably cold air into the southwestern U.S. gusted to 100 mph at Grapevine CA.

More on this and other weather history

Red Feather Lakes, CO 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Saturday Dec 13

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a steady temperature around 34. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Dec 14

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.

Wednesday Dec 17

Snow

Day: A chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy.

Snow

Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.


About Red Feather Lakes, CO

Red Feather Lakes is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Red Feather Lakes post office has the ZIP Code 80545. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Red Feather Lakes CDP was 426. Located in the Rocky Mountains northwest of Fort Collins, Red Feather Lakes is a rustic mountain village surrounded by the Roosevelt National Forest. The village has three small general stores with gas pump, groceries, ATM and gift shop, a hardware store, an outdoor sports shop, a coffee shop, a community library, small antique store, and post office. Several rustic mountain restaurants are located in the community. Gnome Road (aka "Elf Lane") is a mountain dirt road in the village. Hikers strolling and cars cruising the scenic road will find ceramic elves and gnomes as well as fairy doors and faces among the trees, boulders and bushes.

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