Dolores, Colorado Weather
Dolores, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dolores, Montezuma County.
Full aviation weather for Dolores is published on the Cortez Municipal Airport (KCEZ) page, 22 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at KCEZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dolores specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dolores.
About Dolores, Colorado
Dolores rests where the high desert country begins to climb towards the Sleeping Ute Mountain, a landscape painted in ochre and sagebrush under a sky that often stretches to an impossible blue. It lies 53.9 miles north-north-west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 343°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-north-east of Cortez. The Dolores River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, carves a gentle path through this arid expanse, its banks a haven for cottonwoods that rustle like whispered secrets in the dry air. The town itself is a modest collection of buildings, their facades weathered by sun and wind, exuding a quiet resilience. Here, the horizon feels vast and accessible, a constant invitation to look further, to understand the sweep of country that surrounds it. The history of Dolores is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who sought a life here, drawn by the promise of the land and the vital artery of the river. Once a hub for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, its economy has since shifted, finding new footing in agriculture and the burgeoning tourism that appreciates the region's rugged beauty and proximity to outdoor recreation. The air, especially at dusk, carries a certain stillness, a palpable sense of time slowing, allowing the scent of piñon pine and dry earth to settle deep. It is a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather lives on in the quiet perseverance of its people and the enduring character of the land itself, a place where the silence speaks volumes.
Live animated radar for Dolores and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Dolores, Montezuma County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.473882°N, 108.504536°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81323 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dolores, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dolores, Colorado, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Dolores includes coordinates 37.473882°N, 108.504536°W, situated in Montezuma County. ZIP code 81323. 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. 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.
