Empire, Colorado Weather
Empire, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Empire, Clear Creek County.
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About Empire, Colorado
Empire sits at the confluence of two powerful arteries of the earth, where Clear Creek braids its way through a landscape sculpted by immense geological forces. It lies 28.1 miles south-west of Boulder, CO (from Boulder, CO: bearing 232°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Idaho Springs. The town is a humble collection of structures, weathered by the thin, high-altitude air and the relentless passage of seasons, clinging to the valley floor as granite peaks claw at the vast, indifferent sky. Sagebrush, tenacious and silvered, carpets the lower slopes, giving way to the dark, stoic ranks of lodgepole pine and spruce as the elevation climbs, their needles catching the sharp, clean light that spills across the Continental Divide. Even in the quiet hum of a summer afternoon, a sense of the ancient, raw power of this place is palpable, a low thrum beneath the surface of everyday life. The history of Empire is indelibly linked to the veins of silver and gold that once pulsed beneath these mountains. Prospectors, drawn by the promise of riches, hammered out a living in this rugged country, their hopes and hardships etched into the very foundations of the buildings that still stand, albeit with a weary grace. The local economy, once fueled by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts, has since diversified, drawing sustenance from the steady flow of tourists drawn to the breathtaking scenery and the remnants of its mining past. Echoes of that boisterous frontier spirit can still be felt, a quiet resilience in the faces of its residents, who navigate the dramatic shifts in weather and the enduring beauty of their isolated, yet remarkably vibrant, corner of Colorado.
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| Location | Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.761376°N, 105.684448°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80438 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Empire, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Empire, 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 Empire includes coordinates 39.761376°N, 105.684448°W, situated in Clear Creek County. ZIP code 80438. 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.
