Monte Vista, Colorado Weather
Monte Vista, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Monte Vista, Rio Grande County.
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About Monte Vista, Colorado
Monte Vista lies cradled by the vast, open plains of the San Luis Valley, a broad expanse of land where the horizon stretches unbroken, meeting the sky in a crisp, clean line. It lies 86.6 miles south-south-east of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 166°T), and is situated 17.0 miles west-north-west of Alamosa. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons, carries the dry, subtle scent of sun-baked earth and distant sagebrush, a perfume of the high desert. Around Monte Vista, fields of barley and potatoes, a rich patchwork of emerald and ochre, unfurl towards the imposing, snow-dusted peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, their jagged silhouettes a constant, majestic presence against the cerulean dome of the sky. The Rio Grande River, a silver thread in the distance, lends its name to the county and its lifeblood to the thirsty soil, its banks a whisper of cottonwoods and willows. The history of Monte Vista is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this fertile valley, a legacy that began with the Homestead Act and the determined spirit of settlers drawn to the promise of land. The local economy still hums with the rhythm of the harvest, the steady pulse of machinery in the fields and the quiet bustle of the grain elevators standing sentinel over the town. This is a place where the past feels not like a distant memory, but a living presence, echoed in the sturdy brick buildings of the historic downtown and the enduring traditions of its people. Monte Vista's annual Ski Hi Stampede, a celebration of its ranching heritage, draws crowds eager for the spectacle of rodeo and the camaraderie of a community proud of its roots.
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| Location | Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.57917°N, 106.148084°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81144 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monte Vista, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monte Vista, 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 Monte Vista includes coordinates 37.579170°N, 106.148084°W, situated in Rio Grande County. ZIP code 81144. 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.
