Alpine, Colorado Weather
Alpine, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Alpine, Rio Grande County.
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About Alpine, Colorado
Alpine, a quiet sentinel in Rio Grande County, breathes the high mountain air, a place where the San Juan Mountains cradle a landscape of stark beauty. It lies 76.4 miles south of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 182°T), and is situated 3.1 miles east-north-east of South Fork. The terrain here is a rugged symphony of sagebrush flats giving way to the steeper, pine-clad slopes that climb towards the heavens. Sunlight, when it breaks through, paints the land in hues of ochre and deep evergreen, a light that seems to carry the dust of ages. The Rio Grande River, a silver thread, weaves its way through the valley floor, its murmur a constant, low hum beneath the vast, indifferent sky. The air itself, thin and crisp, carries the scent of dry earth and distant snow, a bracing tonic for the lungs. The story of Alpine is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who sought sustenance from this challenging, yet rewarding, land. Once a vital stop along a historic transportation route, its economy has long been tied to the land's bounty, the sheep and cattle that graze its expansive pastures. The rhythm of life in Alpine is dictated by the seasons, a slow, deliberate dance with nature. The echoes of past endeavors, of hardy pioneers and the pursuit of quiet prosperity, still resonate here, a subtle undercurrent beneath the present day's gentle unfolding.
Live animated radar for Alpine and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Alpine, Rio Grande County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.68917°N, 106.58893°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81154 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alpine, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alpine, Colorado, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alpine includes coordinates 37.689170°N, 106.588930°W, situated in Rio Grande County. ZIP code 81154. Telephone area code: 719. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
