Mountain View, Colorado Weather
Mountain View, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Mountain View, Jefferson County.
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About Mountain View, Colorado
Mountain View rises from the western edge of the Denver metropolitan sprawl, a place where the foothills begin their rougher climb toward the continental divide. It lies 1.3 miles east-north-east of Wheat Ridge, CO (from Wheat Ridge, CO: bearing 63°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west-north-west of Denver. Its terrain is a study in transition, a mosaic of scrubby plains giving way to steeper slopes, punctuated by arroyos and the occasional hardy pine that clings to the rock. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a dry, mineral scent, a whisper of the ancient earth beneath. Views stretch eastward over the patchwork of suburbs and farmlands, a shimmering expanse that catches the late afternoon light, while westward, the land folds and buckles, a promise of wilder country. This locality, Mountain View, has long been a crossroads, its development shaped by the westward push of Denver and the enduring presence of the agricultural lands that once dominated its surroundings. Before the sprawling residential neighborhoods, the land was tilled, and the echoes of that agrarian past can still be felt in the occasional farmstead that persists, or in the names of streets that recall a simpler time. The economy is now largely a reflection of its proximity to the larger city, a bedroom community for those who seek a slightly more expansive sky and a closer connection to the natural world, yet still desire the conveniences of urban life. It’s a place where the hum of traffic from the arterial roads is a constant counterpoint to the rustle of wind through dry grasses, a subtle tension between the built and the wild.
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| Location | Mountain View, Jefferson County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.774431°N, 105.055539°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80521, 81424, 80212 |
| Area Code | 719, 303, 720 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mountain View, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mountain View, 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 Mountain View includes coordinates 39.774431°N, 105.055539°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 80521, 81424, 80212. Telephone area code: 719, 303, 720. 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.
