Lake City, Colorado Weather
Lake City, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake City, Hinsdale County.
Full aviation weather for Lake City is published on the Mineral County Memorial Airport (KC24) page, 41 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. 2 airfields within reach of Lake City 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 Lake City: Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) 53 km
Conditions reported at KC24 describe the airfield itself. Weather 41 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake City.
About Lake City, Colorado
Lake City lies cradled by the San Juan Mountains, a place where the sky seems to dip closer to earth, a vast, sapphire dome arching over a landscape of raw, untamed beauty. It lies 67.6 miles south-west of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 219°T), and is situated 19.4 miles east of Ouray. Here, the air, crisp and thin, carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a constant, invigorating perfume. The terrain rises in dramatic, jagged peaks, their flanks often dusted with the lingering white of snow even into early summer, while below, the Gunnison River, a silver artery, carves its way through valleys carpeted in meadows ablaze with wildflowers—crimsons, yellows, and purples painting the land in vibrant strokes. The very light here has a unique quality; at dusk, it softens, bathing the rugged slopes in a warm, ethereal glow, as if the mountains themselves are sighing in contentment before the cool embrace of night. The heart of Lake City beats with the echo of a robust mining past, its streets still whispering tales of silver booms and hardy prospectors who once sought their fortunes in the surrounding hills. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, their legacy is etched into the very character of Lake City, a spirit of resilience and independent grit that still defines its people. The local economy, once fueled by the earth's hidden treasures, now finds its pulse in the steady flow of visitors drawn to the unparalleled natural splendor of the area, particularly the allure of nearby national forests and the shimmering expanse of Lake San Cristobal. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun's arc and the changing seasons, where the simple act of breathing in the mountain air feels like a profound connection to something ancient and enduring.
Live animated radar for Lake City 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 | Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.029997°N, 107.315334°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81235 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake City, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake City, 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 Lake City includes coordinates 38.029997°N, 107.315334°W, situated in Hinsdale County. ZIP code 81235. 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.
