Moffat, Colorado Weather
Moffat, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Moffat, Saguache County.
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About Moffat, Colorado
Moffat rests in a broad, sun-washed valley, a place where the San Luis Valley floor begins its slow, upward incline towards the looming Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It lies 64.6 miles south-south-east of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 148°T), and is situated 14.0 miles east-south-east of Saguache. Here, the sky is a vast, boundless canvas, often painted with the fierce blues of high altitude, but softening in the late afternoon to hues of rose and lavender that bleed across the horizon. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, tan, and the deep, rich brown of cultivated soil, punctuated by the dusty green of hardy grasses and the silver-grey of sagebrush. Distant peaks, their summits often dusted with snow even in early summer, stand as silent sentinels, their rugged profiles a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shaped this high desert expanse. The history of Moffat is etched into the very grain of the land, a story of hardy pioneers drawn to the promise of agriculture in this seemingly austere environment. Early settlers, lured by the potential for irrigation from the Rio Grande, established homesteads and small ranches, their efforts slowly transforming the wild landscape into fertile fields. The local economy, for generations, has been tied to the earth, with cattle ranching and the cultivation of crops like potatoes and barley forming the backbone of its sustenance. While the echoes of that agricultural past are still palpable in the quiet rhythm of daily life, a new chapter is being written, one where the stark beauty of Moffat is increasingly recognized, drawing visitors who seek the solace of wide-open spaces and a connection to a simpler, more elemental existence.
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| Location | Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.998888°N, 105.910016°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81143 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Moffat, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moffat, 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 Moffat includes coordinates 37.998888°N, 105.910016°W, situated in Saguache County. ZIP code 81143. 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.
