Mountain View, Colorado Weather
Mountain View, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mountain View, Montrose County.
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About Mountain View, Colorado
Mountain View unfolds as a place where the high desert’s stark beauty meets the rugged shoulders of the Uncompahgre Plateau. It lies 52.5 miles south of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 176°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north-east of Nucla. The land here is a study in ochre and sage, a palette rendered in subtle gradations by the sun’s relentless arc. Low-lying mesas, their edges softened by wind and time, rise from the valley floor, their flanks etched with the dry tracery of ancient washes. The air, when the wind stills, carries a profound quietude, broken only by the distant cry of a hawk or the rustle of brittle grasses. It is a landscape that demands attention, not with grand pronouncements, but with the patient unfolding of its austere grace. The history of Mountain View is inextricably linked to the earth from which it springs. Ranching and agriculture have long shaped the local economy, the land yielding alfalfa and other hardy crops under the expansive Colorado sky. Evidence of this enduring connection can be seen in the weathered fences and the broad fields that stretch towards the horizon, a testament to generations who have worked this soil. The distinctive character of Mountain View is one of quiet resilience, a community forged by the demands of its environment and the independent spirit of its people, who find their livelihood in the enduring bounty of the land and the steady pulse of the ranching tradition.
Live animated radar for Mountain View and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Mountain View, Montrose County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.305268°N, 108.483978°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 38.305268°N, 108.483978°W, situated in Montrose 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.
