Delta, Colorado Weather
Delta, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Delta, Delta County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Delta.
About Delta, Colorado
Delta rests in a broad basin where the Gunnison River spills into the valley, a place where the ochre blush of the Book Cliffs to the north meets the softer, rolling contours of the Grand Mesa to the south. It lies 34.1 miles south-east of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 130°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-west of Orchard City. The sky here is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun, sinking low, casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch like dark fingers across the cultivated fields and the arid, scrub-dotted hillsides. A dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening fruit, hangs in the air, a constant reminder of the land's generous if demanding nature. The very stillness of the place seems to hum with a quiet energy, a patient waiting that has defined this landscape for millennia. This is a land shaped by water and wind, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring patterns of agriculture and the quiet persistence of its people. For generations, Delta has been a hub for the bounty of the surrounding orchards and farms, its economy deeply rooted in the cultivation of peaches, apples, and cherries, their sweet fragrance a seasonal signature. The nearby confluence of rivers, a lifeblood for irrigation, also hints at a deeper past, a time when these waterways were arteries of a different kind of commerce, connecting disparate peoples across the rugged terrain. Even now, the hum of irrigation pumps and the distant rumble of freight trains speak of a continuous flow, a dedication to the land's productivity that defines the character of Delta.
Live animated radar for Delta and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Delta, Delta County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.742206°N, 108.068958°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81416 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Delta, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Delta, 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 Delta includes coordinates 38.742206°N, 108.068958°W, situated in Delta County. ZIP code 81416. 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.
