Dotsero, Colorado Weather
Dotsero, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dotsero, Eagle County.
Full aviation weather for Dotsero is published on the Eagle County Regional Airport (KEGE) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Dotsero have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Dotsero: Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (KGWS) 27 km · Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (KASE) 50 km · Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL) 59 km
Conditions reported at KEGE describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dotsero specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dotsero.
About Dotsero, Colorado
Dotsero lies at a confluence where the sharp, sun-baked ridges of the Colorado Rockies begin to soften into the broader, more forgiving basin of the Eagle River valley. It lies 65.4 miles north-north-west of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 335°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west of Gypsum. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, mineral tang, a scent of sun-warmed rock and distant pine forests that cling to the slopes. Sagebrush, a resilient green-grey, dots the scrubland, punctuated by the occasional sturdy juniper, their forms twisted by wind and a persistent, clear light. The land itself feels ancient, a geological narrative laid bare, with strata of sedimentary rock speaking of forgotten seas and epochs of upheaval. The Eagle River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, carves its path through this arid landscape, its murmur a constant counterpoint to the profound silence of the surrounding country. The history of Dotsero is inextricably linked to the very earth it occupies, a place where the raw materials of the land have shaped its destiny. For generations, the rich mineral deposits and the strategic position at the confluence of rivers and valleys made this a vital corridor, first for indigenous peoples and later for settlers drawn by the promise of wealth and opportunity. The local economy, though no longer dominated by hard-rock mining, still draws sustenance from the earth, with ranching and agriculture finding purchase in the more fertile pockets along the riverbanks. Beyond the immediate economic pulse, there is a quiet sense of enduring permanence here, a feeling that Dotsero has witnessed the ebb and flow of human endeavor, its stark beauty remaining a constant, a silent witness to the passage of time.
Live animated radar for Dotsero 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Dotsero, Eagle County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.649706°N, 107.060326°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81637 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dotsero, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dotsero, 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 Dotsero includes coordinates 39.649706°N, 107.060326°W, situated in Eagle County. ZIP code 81637. 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.
