Erie, Colorado Weather
Erie, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Erie, Boulder County.
Full aviation weather for Erie is published on the Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK) page, 4 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. 6 airfields within reach of Erie 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 Erie: Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) 15 km · Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) 16 km · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) 17 km · Platte Valley Airpark (K18V) 30 km · Denver International Airport (KDEN) 38 km
Conditions reported at KEIK describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Erie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Erie, Colorado
Erie rests on the high plains, a place where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast canvas painted with the muted tones of sagebrush and the occasional hardy cottonwood. It lies 4.4 miles north-north-east of Lafayette, CO (from Lafayette, CO: bearing 28°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-east of Longmont. The landscape here is a study in subtle elevation changes, a gentle swell of land that hints at the Rocky Mountain foothills to the west, their jagged silhouette a constant, distant promise on clear days. The air itself carries a crispness, especially in the late afternoon, when the sun begins its descent, casting long, ephemeral shadows that stretch across the fields and lending a golden hue to the weathered fences and low-slung buildings of the town. The scent of dry grass and distant agriculture often drifts on the breeze, a testament to the land's enduring connection to the earth. The history of Erie is deeply intertwined with the discovery of coal, a dark, subterranean treasure that once fueled its growth and shaped its character. For decades, the black diamonds drawn from the earth were the lifeblood of the community, supporting families and forging a proud, working-class identity. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy remains, a quiet echo in the town's architecture and the resilience of its people. Today, Erie’s economy has diversified, embracing technology and new enterprises, yet it retains a grounded feel, a place where the pace of life allows for the observation of small things, like the way the light catches the dust motes dancing in the sunbeams that slant through a shop window, or the friendly nod exchanged between neighbors.
Live animated radar for Erie 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 | Erie, Boulder County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.050262°N, 105.049982°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80516 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Erie, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Erie, 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 Erie includes coordinates 40.050262°N, 105.049982°W, situated in Boulder County. ZIP code 80516. 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. 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.
