Collbran, Colorado Weather
Collbran, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Collbran, Mesa County.
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About Collbran, Colorado
Collbran rests in a high valley, a wide basin cradled by the dramatic escarpments of the Grand Mesa to the south and the Book Cliffs to the north. It lies 33.9 miles east-north-east of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 69°T), and is situated 14.3 miles south-south-east of Battlement Mesa. The air here, thin and crisp, carries the scent of sagebrush and pine, a testament to the arid, yet vibrant, Colorado plateau. Low, rolling hills, painted in shades of ochre and rust, give way to the more rugged contours of the surrounding plateaus, their vast, flat tops hinting at ancient geological upheavals. The sky above Collbran is an immense canvas, often a startlingly intense blue, stretching from horizon to horizon, and it's here, in the quality of the light, particularly as it softens into dusk, that the true beauty of this place reveals itself, casting long, dramatic shadows that sculpt the land. The history of Collbran is tied to the fertile, though often challenging, land it occupies. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of agriculture, found their footing here, establishing a community that has largely sustained itself through ranching and farming, particularly in the cultivation of hay and cattle. The legacy of the Western Slope’s mining past is a quiet hum beneath the surface, a reminder of different industries that once shaped the region. Today, Collbran retains a spirit of self-reliance and community, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of daily life, and where the vastness of the landscape encourages a contemplative pace, a stark contrast to the clamor of more populous areas.
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| Location | Collbran, Mesa County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.240534°N, 107.961181°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81624 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Collbran, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Collbran, 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 Collbran includes coordinates 39.240534°N, 107.961181°W, situated in Mesa County. ZIP code 81624. 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.
