Maybell, Colorado Weather
Maybell, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Maybell, Moffat County.
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About Maybell, Colorado
Maybell unfolds across a broad, sun-baked plain, where the muted greens of sagebrush and the tawny hues of dormant grasses stretch toward a sky that often seems impossibly vast. It lies 103.4 miles north-north-east of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 14°T), and is situated 28.4 miles west of Craig. The landscape here is one of patient erosion, sculpted by wind and water into subtle dips and rises, punctuated by the occasional skeletal silhouette of a cottonwood tree along a dry creek bed. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the earth and the faintest whisper of distant pine. Even in the stillness of midday, there’s a palpable sense of waiting, as if the land holds its breath for the next shift of wind or the slow crawl of a cloud. This outpost, Maybell, has long drawn its lifeblood from the land and the currents of commerce that have passed through. Historically, it was a waypoint for those venturing westward, a place to rest and resupply before tackling the rugged terrain ahead. Ranching and agriculture, though challenging in this arid climate, remain the bedrock of the local economy, with hardy cattle grazing on the sparse vegetation and fields of alfalfa or barley coaxed from the soil with diligent irrigation. The Yampa River, a ribbon of life in this dry country, offers a cool respite and a source of sustenance, its banks a haven for wildlife and a quiet counterpoint to the open expanse. Maybell, in its unassuming way, embodies the resilient spirit of the American West.
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| Location | Maybell, Moffat County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.517746°N, 108.087028°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81640, 81625 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maybell, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maybell, 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 Maybell includes coordinates 40.517746°N, 108.087028°W, situated in Moffat County. ZIP code 81640, 81625. 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.
