Eldora, Colorado Weather
Eldora, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Eldora, Boulder County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Eldora.
About Eldora, Colorado
Eldora rests in a high mountain cradle, its buildings clinging to slopes that rise steeply towards the rugged peaks of the Indian Peaks Wilderness. It lies 16.2 miles west-south-west of Boulder, CO (from Boulder, CO: bearing 254°T), and is situated 2.9 miles west-south-west of Nederland. The air here, thin and crisp, carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present clouds, casts a sharp, almost crystalline light on the weathered wood of the cabins and the jagged edges of the granite faces above, transforming the everyday into something momentarily ethereal. The landscape itself is a testament to geological forces, with scree slopes tumbling down from dizzying heights and narrow gulches, carved by ancient glaciers, offering glimpses of rushing water. The history of Eldora is etched in the very bones of the mountains, a tale spun from the dreams of prospectors and the tireless work of miners who once sought fortunes in its veins of gold and silver. Though the boom times have long since faded, the echoes of that determined past still resonate, a quiet hum beneath the surface of the present. Today, Eldora’s economy is more closely tied to the allure of the surrounding natural beauty, drawing visitors who come to hike the trails that snake through alpine meadows and to ski the slopes that offer challenging descents. The community, small and tightly knit, moves at a pace dictated by the seasons, a gentle rhythm that respects the power and majesty of its wild surroundings.
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| Location | Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.948598°N, 105.563889°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80466 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Eldora, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eldora, 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 Eldora includes coordinates 39.948598°N, 105.563889°W, situated in Boulder County. ZIP code 80466. Telephone area code: 303, 720. 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.
