Cathedral, Colorado Weather
Cathedral, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cathedral, Hinsdale County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cathedral.
About Cathedral, Colorado
Cathedral is a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas of cerulean blue that spills over the rugged shoulders of the San Juan Mountains. It lies 55.3 miles south-south-west of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 209°T), and is situated 16.0 miles east-north-east of Lake City. The land here is a study in contrasts: the sharp, unforgiving angles of rock faces give way to meadows carpeted in wildflowers, their vibrant hues a startling splash against the muted greens and browns of the high desert. Pine and spruce trees cling tenaciously to the slopes, their dark needles a constant whisper against the wind that sweeps through the valleys, carrying the scent of dust and distant rain. The air itself feels thin and clean, a bracing tonic that sharpens the senses and makes the silence profound, broken only by the cry of a hawk or the murmur of a hidden creek. Though its roots are in the hardscrabble days of mining, the spirit of Cathedral now leans towards the quiet persistence of the land. The echoes of pickaxes and the clang of ore carts have faded, replaced by the low hum of ATVs and the occasional rumble of a pickup truck on its way to some remote homestead. The economy, once fueled by the earth's hidden veins of silver and gold, now finds its sustenance in the hardy resilience of ranching and the burgeoning appeal of its wild, untamed beauty to those seeking an escape. The rhythm of life in Cathedral is dictated by the sun's arc and the changing seasons, a slow, deliberate pulse that has weathered booms and busts, leaving behind a quiet strength, a sense of enduring presence.
Live animated radar for Cathedral and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Cathedral, Hinsdale County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.095829°N, 107.033937°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81235 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cathedral, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cathedral, 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 Cathedral includes coordinates 38.095829°N, 107.033937°W, situated in Hinsdale County. ZIP code 81235. 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.
