Lewis, Colorado Weather
Lewis, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lewis, Montezuma County.
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About Lewis, Colorado
Lewis unfolds across a high desert plateau, a place where the sky feels vast enough to swallow mountains and the wind, a constant companion, whispers through sparse vegetation. It lies 58.8 miles north-north-west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 335°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Dolores. The land here is a study in muted tones: ochre-colored bluffs, scrubby sagebrush a dusty green, and the distant, softened edges of the La Sal Mountains, often dusted with snow even in late spring. The air carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint perfume of piñon pine. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-dramatic cloud formations, paints the landscape in sharp contrasts, defining every ripple and crevice. The very stillness of Lewis can feel profound, a quietude that allows the subtle shifts of light and shadow across the terrain to become the day's most compelling events. Historically, Lewis owes its existence to the veins of uranium that once pulsed beneath this rugged terrain, a legacy that shaped its early days and the hardy spirit of its inhabitants. The boom-and-bust cycles of mining left their mark, evident in the weathered buildings and the quiet resilience of the people who call Lewis home. Today, the local economy is more diversified, with ranching still a significant presence, the open rangelands stretching towards the horizon, supporting herds of cattle. The agriculture here is a tenacious pursuit, coaxing life from the arid soil, with hardy crops like alfalfa and certain grains finding a foothold. Lewis retains a palpable sense of its frontier past, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated less by clocks and more by the seasons and the enduring strength of the land.
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| Location | Lewis, Montezuma County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.499714°N, 108.669264°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81327 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lewis, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lewis, 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 Lewis includes coordinates 37.499714°N, 108.669264°W, situated in Montezuma County. ZIP code 81327. 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. 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.
