Avondale, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Avondale, Pueblo County.
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Avondale rests where the broad, sun-baked plains of Pueblo County begin their gentle rise toward the foothills, a place where the sky feels vast and the light often takes on a burnished, amber quality in the late afternoon. It lies 14.1 miles east of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 95°T), and is situated 19.3 miles west-north-west of Fowler. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a wide expanse of earth that has been shaped more by the slow persistence of water and wind than by dramatic geological upheaval. Scattered cottonwoods, their leaves a pale green against the dusty ochre of the soil, mark the courses of ephemeral creeks that only truly awaken with the spring melt or the rare, heavy summer downpour. The air, especially in the heat of midday, carries the dry scent of sagebrush and sun-warmed earth, a fragrance that speaks of the arid beauty of the High Plains. The history of Avondale is inextricably tied to the fertile soil and the persistent efforts of those who sought to cultivate it. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of land and the potential for agriculture, established a presence here, their lives dictated by the seasons and the capricious nature of rainfall. The local economy, for generations, was rooted in farming and ranching, with fields of grain and pastures for livestock stretching across the landscape, sustained by irrigation channels that brought life-giving water from the Arkansas River. While much of that agricultural heritage remains, the character of Avondale has also evolved, embracing a quieter pace of life for its residents, a place where the echoes of its farming past can still be felt in the open fields and the unhurried cadence of daily existence.
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| Location | Avondale, Pueblo County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.237502°N, 104.351079°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81022 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Avondale, 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 Avondale includes coordinates 38.237502°N, 104.351079°W, situated in Pueblo County. ZIP code 81022. Telephone area code: 970. 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.