Hayden, Colorado Weather
Hayden, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hayden, Routt County.
Full aviation weather for Hayden is published on the Yampa Valley Airport (KHDN) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Hayden 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 Hayden: Craig Moffat Airport (KCAG) 22 km · Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field (KSBS) 33 km
Conditions reported at KHDN describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hayden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hayden.
About Hayden, Colorado
Hayden rests in the expansive embrace of Northwest Colorado's high desert, a landscape of sagebrush flats unfurling towards the rugged shoulders of distant mountains. It lies 103.7 miles west-south-west of Laramie, WY (from Laramie, WY: bearing 238°T), and is situated 15.3 miles east of Craig. The air here, especially in the sharp clarity of morning, carries the scent of dry earth and the faint, sweet perfume of juniper. Winter can paint the world in stark whites and blues, the sky a vast, indifferent canvas, while summer brings a sun that bleaches the very color from the rock faces, leaving them a muted ochre and rust. The Yampa River, a ribbon of life, threads its way through this arid expanse, its banks a stark contrast of cottonwood green against the prevailing muted tones. This is a place where the sky feels boundless, and the land, though seemingly austere, hums with a quiet, resilient energy. Hayden's story is deeply entwined with the resourcefulness of those who have worked this land, from the ranchers who carved out livelihoods from the vast rangelands to the miners who once sought riches beneath the surface. The local economy, while diversified, still echoes with the legacy of agriculture and the ongoing presence of energy extraction, a constant dialogue between the earth's bounty and human endeavor. The town itself, a collection of buildings that seem to have grown organically from the terrain, offers a quiet hub for the surrounding ranches and energy operations. Historic structures, weathered by sun and wind, stand alongside more modern additions, hinting at the layers of time and adaptation. It’s a place where the pace of life is dictated less by clocks and more by the changing seasons and the steady, dependable flow of the Yampa.
Live animated radar for Hayden 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.
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| Location | Hayden, Routt County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.495287°N, 107.257288°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81639 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hayden, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hayden, 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 Hayden includes coordinates 40.495287°N, 107.257288°W, situated in Routt County. ZIP code 81639. 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.
