City of Creede, Colorado Weather
City of Creede, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for City of Creede, Mineral County.
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About City of Creede, Colorado
City of Creede spills down a narrow valley, its buildings clinging to slopes that rise sharply on either side. It lies 68.7 miles south-south-west of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 198°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-west of South Fork. The Rio Grande River, a ribbon of milky turquoise, rushes past, its constant murmur a deep counterpoint to the wind that sighs through the sparse, sun-bleached pines and aspens. The air here carries a crispness, even in summer, a scent of dust and pine needles, and the sun, when it breaks through the towering San Juan Mountains, casts long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of houses and storefronts, lending the landscape a stark, almost theatrical beauty. The raw, untamed peaks, their summits often dusted with lingering snow well into the warmer months, create a sense of both immense scale and intimate enclosure, as if the town itself is a secret held within the rugged embrace of the earth. This is a place shaped by the earth's bounty, its history deeply entwined with the silver and lead that once lay hidden beneath these formidable mountains. The echoes of its boom-and-bust mining past are still palpable, from the weathered facades of buildings that recall a more boisterous era to the very layout of the streets, dictated by the demands of ore carts and hardy prospectors. Today, while the mines are largely silent, the spirit of resilience and self-sufficiency endures, a quiet strength that underpins the local economy, now leaning more towards tourism drawn by the dramatic scenery and the allure of its storied past. The Creede Repertory Theatre, a surprising cultural jewel in this remote locale, draws audiences from far and wide, offering a vibrant splash of artistic expression against the backdrop of rugged natural beauty, a testament to the enduring human impulse to create and connect, even in the shadow of the mighty peaks.
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| Location | City of Creede, Mineral County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.8486°N, 106.9253°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81130 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This City of Creede, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for City of Creede, 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 City of Creede includes coordinates 37.848600°N, 106.925300°W, situated in Mineral County. ZIP code 81130. 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.
