Edwards, Colorado Weather
Edwards, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Edwards, Eagle County.
Full aviation weather for Edwards is published on the Eagle County Regional Airport (KEGE) page, 28 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 Edwards 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 Edwards: McElroy Airfield (K20V) 49 km · Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (KASE) 52 km · Lake County Airport (KLXV) 53 km
Conditions reported at KEGE describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Edwards specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Edwards.
About Edwards, Colorado
Edwards lies at a nexus where the broad, sun-drenched valley floor begins to yield to the steeper, pine-clad slopes of the surrounding mountains. It lies 58.8 miles north of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 357°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-north-west of Avon. The Eagle River, a ribbon of glacial melt and snowmelt, courses through the heart of Edwards, its banks softened by cottonwoods whose leaves shimmer like hammered gold in the late afternoon sun. The air here carries a crispness, a scent of pine needles and damp earth, a clean breath that speaks of high country altitudes and wide-open spaces. Even in the quiet hum of afternoon, one can sense the enduring power of the landscape, the ancient geological forces that shaped these formidable peaks and the fertile valley that cradles this settlement. Edwards carries the quiet legacy of its ranching past, a time when the valley floor was a patchwork of open pastures and hayfields, supporting a hardy breed of cattlemen. Though the economy has diversified, the echoes of that agrarian heritage linger, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and this land. More recently, Edwards has become a hub for service industries and a gateway to the world-class ski resorts nearby, drawing a vibrant mix of permanent residents and seasonal visitors. The rhythm of life in Edwards is dictated less by the clock and more by the changing seasons, the dependable cycle of snow and sun, a constancy that imbues the place with a deep sense of peace.
Live animated radar for Edwards 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 | Edwards, Eagle County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.644986°N, 106.5942°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81632 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Edwards, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Edwards, 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 Edwards includes coordinates 39.644986°N, 106.594200°W, situated in Eagle County. ZIP code 81632. 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.
