Aspen, Colorado Weather
Aspen, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Aspen, Pitkin County.
Full aviation weather for Aspen is published on the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (KASE) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Aspen have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Aspen: Lake County Airport (KLXV) 43 km · Eagle County Regional Airport (KEGE) 51 km · Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (KGWS) 55 km
Conditions reported at KASE describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Aspen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Aspen, Colorado
Aspen, Colorado, rises from a valley floor embraced by the jagged peaks of the Elk Mountains, a landscape sculpted by glacial forces and painted with the vibrant hues of alpine flora in summer and the stark white of winter. It lies 31.3 miles north-north-west of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 331°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-south-east of Snowmass Village. The Roaring Fork River, a ribbon of icy blue, threads its way through the valley, its ceaseless murmur a counterpoint to the hushed grandeur of the surrounding wilderness. Sunlight, when it breaks through the high mountain clouds, has a peculiar quality here, a crystalline clarity that sharpens the edges of granite and imbues the dense evergreen forests with a deep, resonant green. The air itself is thin and crisp, carrying the scent of pine needles and the distant promise of snow, even in the height of August. This place, once a boisterous silver mining camp named "Ute City," carries the echoes of a rugged past in its very bones. The fortunes of Aspen rose and fell with the silver lode, a boom-and-bust cycle that eventually led to its quiet decline before a remarkable resurgence in the mid-20th century, transforming it into a world-renowned destination for winter sports. The legacy of those early miners is evident in the steep, narrow streets and the enduring architecture that still whispers of a time when pickaxes and grit paved the way for prosperity. Today, Aspen's economy thrives on tourism, attracting a global clientele drawn to its pristine ski slopes, its vibrant arts scene, and a sophisticated, albeit sometimes rarefied, atmosphere that hums with understated luxury. The town’s distinctive character is a blend of frontier resilience and cosmopolitan flair, a place where the raw beauty of the Rockies meets an unexpected urbanity.
Live animated radar for Aspen and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.191098°N, 106.817539°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81611, 81612 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Aspen, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aspen, Colorado, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Aspen includes coordinates 39.191098°N, 106.817539°W, situated in Pitkin County. ZIP code 81611, 81612. 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. 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.
