Blende, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blende, Pueblo County.
Flight conditions near Blende. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blende.
Blende lies in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a gentle expanse where the earth unfurls towards the distant, often snow-capped, mountains. It lies 2.3 miles east-south-east of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 105°T), and is situated 1.1 miles east-north-east of Salt Creek. The land here is a study in muted ochres and sage greens, punctuated by the occasional tenacious cottonwood that guards a dry wash. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, almost mineral scent, a whisper of the ancient geological forces that shaped this place. The sky above Blende is a vast canvas, often a startlingly clear blue, where clouds drift like slow, deliberate thoughts across the horizon, casting fleeting shadows that paint ephemeral patterns on the rolling terrain. The spirit of Blende is deeply entwined with the earth’s bounty, a legacy forged in the extraction of minerals and the cultivation of hardy crops. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land, with a resilient economy built on agriculture and the enduring memory of mining. Though the deeper shafts may have fallen silent, the stoic character of those who worked them remains, a quiet strength that permeates the unhurried pace of everyday life. It is a place where the land’s enduring narrative is still being written, one sun-baked day at a time.
Live animated radar for Blende 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 | Blende, Pueblo County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.245836°N, 104.568584°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81006 |
| 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 Blende, 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 Blende includes coordinates 38.245836°N, 104.568584°W, situated in Pueblo County. ZIP code 81006. 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.