Ophir, Colorado Weather
Ophir, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ophir, San Miguel County.
Full aviation weather for Ophir is published on the Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) page, 13 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KTEX describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ophir specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ophir.
About Ophir, Colorado
Ophir, a name that echoes with the whisper of distant riches, clings to the side of a mountain in San Miguel County, a place where the very air seems to hold the chill of high altitudes. It lies 80.8 miles north-north-east of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 15°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-south-east of Mountain Village. The landscape here is a study in stark grandeur, a confluence of rugged peaks that scrape the cerulean sky and deep valleys carved by forces of nature that have long since moved on. Pine forests, dark and brooding, climb the slopes, their needles catching the sharp, clear light of the sun, while scree fields, like ancient scars, mark the more exposed faces of the mountains. The San Miguel River, a sliver of molten silver, snakes through the valley floor, its murmur a constant, low hum beneath the vast silence of the wilderness. In the mornings, a pearly mist often drifts through the lower elevations, softening the harsh contours of the terrain and lending an ethereal quality to the dawn. The story of Ophir is etched into the very rock of its surroundings, a narrative woven from the dreams of prospectors and the relentless pursuit of gold. This was a place born of boom and bust, a testament to the volatile fortunes of the mining era, where fortunes were made and lost with the turn of a pickaxe. The economy, once fueled by the subterranean veins of precious ore, now finds its pulse in the enduring allure of the natural world, drawing those who seek solace and adventure in its wild embrace. Hikers and skiers, drawn by the untamed beauty and the challenging terrain, have replaced the miners, their footsteps now echoing where ore carts once rumbled. The character of Ophir is one of quiet resilience, a community that has weathered the storms of time and industry, its spirit as enduring as the mountains that cradle it.
Live animated radar for Ophir 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.
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| Location | Ophir, San Miguel County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.856939°N, 107.832564°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81426 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ophir, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ophir, 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 Ophir includes coordinates 37.856939°N, 107.832564°W, situated in San Miguel County. ZIP code 81426. 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. 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.
