De Beque, Colorado Weather
De Beque, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for De Beque, Mesa County.
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About De Beque, Colorado
De Beque sits where the Grand Valley begins to pinch, a place defined by the stark, ochre cliffs that rise like ancient sentinels from the valley floor. It lies 25.9 miles north-east of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 44°T), and is situated 12.6 miles south-west of Battlement Mesa. The air here carries the dry, mineral scent of sun-baked rock and the faintest whisper of sagebrush, a constant reminder of the vast, arid landscape that presses in from all sides. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green against the dusty hues, line the banks of the creek that gives the town its name, their branches a welcome shade in the intense Colorado sun. The sky above De Beque is a boundless canvas, often a piercing, cloudless blue that can feel both immense and intimate, its vastness punctuated by the occasional hawk circling lazily on unseen currents. This stretch of land, carved by millennia of wind and water, has long been a passage for those moving through the rugged terrain, and De Beque itself grew from the need for a resting place. Its early economy was tied to the railroads that snaked their way west, bringing with them settlers drawn by the promise of fertile land and the minerals hidden within the surrounding mesas. Today, agriculture still holds sway, with orchards and ranches dotting the valley, their produce a testament to the resilience of life in this demanding environment. The distinctive sandstone formations, weathered into fantastical shapes, draw visitors who come to marvel at the raw, untamed beauty of western Colorado, a beauty that De Beque embodies in its quiet, enduring presence.
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| Location | De Beque, Mesa County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.334423°N, 108.215082°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81630 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This De Beque, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for De Beque, 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 De Beque includes coordinates 39.334423°N, 108.215082°W, situated in Mesa County. ZIP code 81630. 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.
