Orchard Mesa, Colorado Weather
Orchard Mesa, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Orchard Mesa, Mesa County.
Full aviation weather for Orchard Mesa is published on the Grand Junction Regional Airport (KGJT) page, 10 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. 3 airfields within reach of Orchard Mesa 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 Orchard Mesa: Westwinds Airport (KD17) 47 km · Blake Field (KAJZ) 51 km
Conditions reported at KGJT describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orchard Mesa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Orchard Mesa, Colorado
Orchard Mesa rises from the arid embrace of Mesa County, a broad, sun-baked plateau where the Colorado River's ancient hand has sculpted a landscape of ochre and sage. It lies 1.4 miles south of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 184°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-south-west of Clifton. The land here is a testament to resilience, a mosaic of low, rolling hills carpeted with tenacious desert grasses and punctuated by the stark beauty of exposed rock formations that catch the light like polished bone. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a perfume of dust and distant juniper, and when the wind sighs, it seems to whisper tales of eons past. Across this expanse, the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant green against the muted tones of the earth, marks the presence of hidden springs or the patient work of irrigation, offering pockets of life and a subtle, vital contrast to the surrounding austerity. This mesa has long been a place of sustenance and endeavor, its fertile soils, coaxed into productivity by the life-giving waters of the Colorado River, forming the backbone of Orchard Mesa's economy. For generations, orchards heavy with peaches and apples have flourished here, their sweet bounty a familiar promise in the warm, dry climate, a tradition that continues to define the region's character. Beyond the orchards, the steady hum of agricultural activity and the quiet rhythm of daily life speak of a deep connection to the land, a pragmatic spirit born from wrestling productivity from a challenging, yet ultimately rewarding, environment. The distant silhouette of the Book Cliffs, a grand geological statement on the horizon, serves as a constant reminder of the vastness that surrounds Orchard Mesa, a quiet guardian watching over its enduring agricultural heart.
Live animated radar for Orchard Mesa 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 | Orchard Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.043038°N, 108.552315°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81503 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Orchard Mesa, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orchard Mesa, 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 Orchard Mesa includes coordinates 39.043038°N, 108.552315°W, situated in Mesa County. ZIP code 81503. 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.
