Jamestown, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jamestown, Boulder County.
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Jamestown, Colorado, clings to the steep slopes of the Front Range, a small settlement cradled by the rugged beauty of the Rocky Mountains. It lies 9.3 miles north-west of Boulder, CO (from Boulder, CO: bearing 318°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-west of Lyons. The landscape here is a dramatic theatre of stone and sky, where ponderosa pines claw at the thin air and aspen groves shimmer with a vibrant, ephemeral gold come autumn. Boulder Creek, a restless ribbon of glacial meltwater, carves its way through the heart of Jamestown, its constant murmur a timeless counterpoint to the whispering wind that rustles through the high country. The very air carries a crisp, pine-scented coolness, even in the height of summer, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast long, dramatic shadows that paint the mountainsides in hues of purple and deep ochre. Jamestown's story is inextricably bound to the gold rush, a chapter etched into the very bones of the earth surrounding it. Prospectors, drawn by the promise of riches, first staked their claims here in the late 19th century, and though the veins of precious metal have long since thinned, the spirit of independent enterprise persists. Today, the local economy is a blend of tourism, drawing visitors to its charming Main Street and the surrounding natural wonders, and a resilient community of residents who appreciate the quietude and the breathtaking mountain vistas. The town retains a distinct character, a holdover from its mining past, where a sense of self-reliance and a deep connection to the land are palpable, a feeling amplified by the ever-present grandeur of the surrounding peaks.
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| Location | Jamestown, Boulder County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.115541°N, 105.388605°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80455 |
| 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 Jamestown, 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 Jamestown includes coordinates 40.115541°N, 105.388605°W, situated in Boulder County. ZIP code 80455. 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.