Indian Hills, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Indian Hills, Jefferson County.
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Indian Hills unfolds beneath the vast Colorado sky, a scatter of homes and businesses clinging to the rugged foothills where the plains begin their dramatic ascent. It lies 4.7 miles west-north-west of Dakota Ridge, CO (from Dakota Ridge, CO: bearing 282°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-north-west of Ken Caryl. Ponderosa pines, their bark smelling of vanilla in the sun, stand sentinel over a landscape of chaparral-covered slopes and intermittent streams that carve shallow ravines. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness that hints at the higher elevations, a constant reminder of the mountains that loom to the west, their peaks often dusted with snow long into spring. The terrain is a study in contrasts: sun-baked granite outcrops give way to shadowed canyons, and the ever-present whisper of wind through the pine needles provides a subtle soundtrack to the quiet lives unfolding within Indian Hills. The history of Indian Hills is deeply intertwined with the broader narrative of Colorado's westward expansion and its subsequent evolution from a rugged frontier to a sought-after residential haven. Its economic character has shifted over time, moving from an early reliance on extractive industries and agriculture to its current identity as a bedroom community for Denver, with a scattering of local businesses catering to its residents. The echoes of past endeavors can still be perceived in the weathered fences and the occasional abandoned homestead, remnants of a time when life in Indian Hills was a more solitary pursuit. Today, the local economy thrives on services, small retail, and the steady flow of commuters, yet a distinct sense of self-reliance persists, a quiet pride in its mountain-adjacent existence.
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| Location | Indian Hills, Jefferson County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.616655°N, 105.237212°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80454 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Indian Hills, 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 Indian Hills includes coordinates 39.616655°N, 105.237212°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 80454. 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. 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.