Midland, Colorado Weather
Midland, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Midland, Teller County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Midland.
About Midland, Colorado
Midland, a high-altitude settlement in Teller County, Colorado, sprawls across a high plateau under a sky that feels impossibly vast and clear. It lies 18.4 miles west of Colorado Springs, CO (from Colorado Springs, CO: bearing 275°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-south-west of Cascade-Chipita Park. The landscape here is a study in muted tones and sharp contrasts: scrubby sagebrush clings to the ochre soil, punctuated by the stark, wind-battered forms of piñon and juniper trees. Distant, saw-toothed peaks, their shoulders dusted with snow even in warmer months, stand sentinel, their granite faces catching the sharp, high-altitude sun. The air, thin and crisp, carries the scent of dry earth and the faint, resinous perfume of pine. Evenings bring a profound quiet, broken only by the whisper of wind and the occasional, mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow a fleeting stain on the sun-baked ground. The character of Midland is deeply etched by its mining past, a legacy that whispers from the rusting machinery scattered on hillsides and the weathered facades of buildings that have seen better decades. For generations, the earth yielded its riches here, shaping a resilient community whose economy, though diversified now with a growing tourism sector, still feels the pulse of that old industry. Visitors might find a stark beauty in the abandoned shafts and the stark, utilitarian architecture that once housed a bustling populace. The very rhythm of life in Midland is measured by the slow arc of the sun across the immense sky and the enduring spirit of a place that has weathered booms and busts, forever bound to the rugged grandeur of the surrounding mountains.
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| Location | Midland, Teller County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.858323°N, 105.161651°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80814 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Midland, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Midland, 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 Midland includes coordinates 38.858323°N, 105.161651°W, situated in Teller County. ZIP code 80814. Telephone area code: 970. 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.
