Lazear, Colorado Weather
Lazear, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lazear, Delta County.
Full aviation weather for Lazear is published on the North Fork Valley Airport (K7V2) page, 13 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. 5 airfields within reach of Lazear 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 Lazear: Crawford Airport (K99V) 14 km · Blake Field (KAJZ) 24 km · Montrose Regional Airport (KMTJ) 32 km · Westwinds Airport (KD17) 32 km
Conditions reported at K7V2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lazear specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lazear.
About Lazear, Colorado
Lazear rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the land seems to exhale a quiet patience. It lies 45.8 miles east-south-east of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 115°T), and is situated 3.6 miles west-south-west of Hotchkiss. Rolling hills, cloaked in sagebrush and the muted greens of hardy grasses, rise gently on either side, their slopes etched with the faint scars of old watercourses. The sky here is a vast, uninterrupted canvas, a deep, clear blue that can shift to bruised purples and fiery oranges as the day surrenders to evening. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, dry scent of dust and sun-baked earth, a fragrance that clings to everything. The character of Lazear is one of quiet perseverance, a place that has learned to live in harmony with the immense, unyielding beauty of the Western landscape. The story of Lazear is deeply intertwined with the rich, dark soil that surrounds it. Originally, this was a land coaxed into yield by hardy pioneers drawn by the promise of agricultural bounty, and the legacy of that farming heritage still defines the local economy. The fertile ground, irrigated by the steady flow of distant mountain waters, continues to support crops that paint the landscape in seasonal hues of gold and green. While the whispers of earlier boom-and-bust cycles, perhaps tied to mineral exploration, may linger in the collective memory, the present pulse of Lazear beats to the steady rhythm of the harvest. The distinctive character of this place is found in its unpretentious grace, a straightforward beauty born from hard work and an intimate connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Lazear 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Lazear, Delta County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.779984°N, 107.781727°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81419, 81420 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lazear, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lazear, 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 Lazear includes coordinates 38.779984°N, 107.781727°W, situated in Delta County. ZIP code 81419, 81420. 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.
