Glenwood Springs, Colorado Weather
Glenwood Springs, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Glenwood Springs, Garfield County.
Full aviation weather for Glenwood Springs is published on the Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport (KGWS) page, 5 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 Glenwood Springs 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 Glenwood Springs: Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL) 35 km · Eagle County Regional Airport (KEGE) 36 km · Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (KASE) 54 km
Conditions reported at KGWS describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glenwood Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Glenwood Springs resides at the confluence of two powerful rivers, a place where the Roaring Fork and Colorado River embrace the immense, stoic presence of the Rocky Mountains. It lies 67.2 miles north-west of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 321°T), and is situated 11.9 miles north-north-west of Carbondale. Towering sandstone cliffs, painted in hues of ochre and rust by the sun, press in on either side of the valley, their ancient faces etched with the stories of wind and water. The air here carries a crisp, high-altitude scent, a blend of pine needles and the mineral tang of the earth, particularly potent in the cool of the morning before the sun fully crests the eastern peaks. Below these formidable sentinels, the town itself unfolds, a collection of buildings that seem to huddle together for warmth against the vastness of the landscape, their rooftops catching the changing light as the day progresses, from the sharp, clear brilliance of midday to the softened, golden glow of late afternoon. This is a land shaped by geological forces and human endeavor, a place where the promise of the West met the harsh realities of the mountains. Glenwood Springs, once a vital hub for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, carries the echoes of its frontier past, a time when steam engines chugged through these canyons and miners sought their fortunes in the surrounding hills. Today, its economy is largely sustained by the very geothermal waters that gave the town its name, drawing visitors to its famous hot springs, a natural wonder that has been a balm for weary travelers for generations. The Carbondale to Glenwood Springs trail, a ribbon of asphalt winding alongside the river, offers a more contemporary connection to the land, allowing those who pass through to appreciate the enduring majesty of the landscape that has so profoundly defined Glenwood Springs.
Live animated radar for Glenwood Springs 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 | Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.550538°N, 107.324776°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81601, 81602 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glenwood Springs, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glenwood Springs, 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 Glenwood Springs includes coordinates 39.550538°N, 107.324776°W, situated in Garfield County. ZIP code 81601, 81602. 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.
