Mountain View, Colorado Weather
Mountain View, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mountain View, Larimer County.
Full aviation weather for Mountain View is published on the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) page, 19 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 4 airfields within reach of Mountain View have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Mountain View: Greeley–Weld County Airport (KGXY) 45 km · Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) 48 km · Easton/Valley View Airport (K11V) 52 km
Conditions reported at KFNL describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mountain View specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mountain View.
About Mountain View, Colorado
Mountain View rises from the foothills of the Rockies, a place where the vastness of the Colorado sky meets the textured earth. It lies 2.4 miles west-north-west of Fort Collins, CO (from Fort Collins, CO: bearing 282°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south-west of Wellington. Here, the land unfolds in a gentle gradient, a mosaic of sagebrush-dotted slopes and the occasional hardy pine, all under a sun that often paints the afternoon air with a golden haze. The wind, when it whispers through the sparse grasses, carries the scent of dry earth and distant pine needles, a constant, subtle reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. The character of Mountain View is one of quiet resilience, of a community that has learned to thrive in a landscape that demands respect, where the horizons stretch wide and the silence is broken only by the calls of unseen birds or the distant hum of life. The story of Mountain View is interwoven with the agricultural heartland of Larimer County, a place that has long drawn sustenance from the fertile plains and the life-giving waters that flow from the mountains. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of good soil and open space, established a way of life that still echoes in the rhythm of the seasons and the proud traditions of local farming. While the broader agricultural economy remains a cornerstone, the proximity to larger urban centers has also brought a steady influx of residents seeking a more tranquil existence, contributing to a vibrant, if understated, local character. The landscape itself, a canvas of ochre and muted greens, holds within it the quiet history of generations who have worked this land, their lives shaped by the sun, the rain, and the enduring presence of the mountains.
Live animated radar for Mountain View and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Mountain View, Larimer County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.592482°N, 105.129147°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80521, 81424, 80212 |
| Area Code | 719, 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 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, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 40.592482°N, 105.129147°W, situated in Larimer 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. 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.
