Dinosaur, Colorado Weather
Dinosaur, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dinosaur, Moffat County.
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About Dinosaur, Colorado
Dinosaur, Colorado, lies at the western edge of Moffat County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale its ancient secrets. It lies 85.2 miles north-north-west of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 343°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north-west of Rangely. The terrain is a study in raw, unvarnished beauty, a canvas of sagebrush and juniper clinging to rolling hills that lead the eye toward distant, sun-baked mesas. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the subtle perfume of desert flora, and under the vast, cerulean sky, the light at dusk bleeds into the landscape in hues of apricot and deep amethyst. The Green River, a ribbon of cool, life-giving water, snakes its way through this rugged country, its banks a stark contrast to the arid expanse, offering a vital artery for the tenacious life that calls this place home. The character of Dinosaur is deeply entwined with the earth it inhabits. Its founding was a whisper of pioneers drawn by the promise of the land and the mineral wealth rumored to lie beneath its surface, though its modern identity is far more tied to the enduring spirit of its people and the natural wonders that surround it. The local economy, once perhaps geared toward more extractive industries, now finds its pulse in the tourism that swells with the seasons, drawn by the allure of the nearby Dinosaur National Monument, a world-renowned repository of prehistoric giants. This connection to the ancient past lends a unique gravitas to everyday life in Dinosaur, a quiet acknowledgment of the epochs that have shaped this land long before human footsteps marked its dusty trails.
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| Location | Dinosaur, Moffat County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.243578°N, 109.014561°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81610, 81633 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dinosaur, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dinosaur, 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 Dinosaur includes coordinates 40.243578°N, 109.014561°W, situated in Moffat County. ZIP code 81610, 81633. 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.
