Idalia, Colorado Weather
Idalia, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Idalia, Yuma County.
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About Idalia, Colorado
Idalia unfurls under a vast Yuma County sky, a place where the horizon seems to stretch into eternity. It lies 132.0 miles east of Parker, CO (from Parker, CO: bearing 84°T), and is situated 27.5 miles north of Burlington. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, the prairie rolling with a quiet dignity, punctuated by the occasional rise of a low mesa or the shallow depression of a playa. Wind, a constant sculptor, combs through the sparse grasses, shaping them into rippling waves that catch the sunlight. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the earth and the faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked sagebrush. Even at noon, when the sun beats down with an insistent warmth, there is a profound stillness, a sense of patient waiting that permeates the very soil. The story of Idalia is one of resilience, etched into the very character of this high plains settlement. Founded by hardy souls drawn to the promise of the land, its economy has long been tethered to the rhythm of agriculture, with wheat and cattle forming the backbone of its livelihood. Remnants of its past whisper in the weathered facades of its few buildings, a testament to the generations who have worked this ground. The Great Plains Railway, though its presence may be a memory more than a daily hum, once connected Idalia to the wider world, a lifeline of commerce and community. Today, life in Idalia moves at its own measured pace, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of the prairie and the people who call it home.
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| Location | Idalia, Yuma County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.703881°N, 102.293805°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80735 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Idalia, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Idalia, 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 Idalia includes coordinates 39.703881°N, 102.293805°W, situated in Yuma County. ZIP code 80735. Telephone area code: 970. 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.
