Gunbarrel, Colorado Weather
Gunbarrel, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Gunbarrel, Boulder County.
Full aviation weather for Gunbarrel is published on the Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) 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 Gunbarrel 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 Gunbarrel: Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) 11 km · Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK) 13 km · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) 18 km · Platte Valley Airpark (K18V) 42 km · Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) 45 km
Conditions reported at KBDU describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gunbarrel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Gunbarrel, Colorado
Gunbarrel sprawls across the northern edge of Boulder County, a landscape where the plains begin to shrug off their flatness, hinting at the foothills to come. It lies 5.6 miles north-east of Boulder, CO (from Boulder, CO: bearing 52°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-west of Longmont. The sky here is a vast, ever-present dome, often a piercing, high-altitude blue that can feel like a physical presence on a clear day. Low-slung buildings, many with a utilitarian, mid-century modern aesthetic, are interspersed with generous expanses of green – manicured lawns, sports fields, and the occasional stand of cottonwoods that rustle with a dry, papery sound. The air, especially in the morning, carries a crisp, almost metallic tang from the dry earth and the distant scent of pine. Evenings can bring a subtle shift in the light, a softening that bleeds ochre and rose across the western horizon, painting the low hills in muted tones. The genesis of Gunbarrel lies in a post-war boom, a planned community born from the ambition to house a growing workforce and provide a particular vision of suburban living. Its economy has long been tied to technology and research, with a palpable hum of innovation underpinning the quiet residential streets. While the grand universities and their sprawling campuses are a stone's throw away, Gunbarrel has forged its own identity, a place where the practicalities of daily life are balanced with a certain forward-looking spirit. One might find a quiet satisfaction in the understated functionality of its design, a place that prioritizes ease of access and a sense of belonging, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the sun's arc and the steady pulse of the local businesses.
Live animated radar for Gunbarrel 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 | Gunbarrel, Boulder County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.065482°N, 105.187523°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80301, 80503 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gunbarrel, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gunbarrel, 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 Gunbarrel includes coordinates 40.065482°N, 105.187523°W, situated in Boulder County. ZIP code 80301, 80503. 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.
