Rangely, Colorado Weather
Rangely, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rangely, Rio Blanco County.
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About Rangely, Colorado
Rangely rests where the arid embrace of the high desert softens into rolling sagebrush country, overseen by the stoic, ochre walls of the Book Cliffs. It lies 72.0 miles north of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 349°T), and is situated 15.5 miles south-east of Dinosaur. This is a landscape etched by wind and sun, where the air carries the dry, clean scent of juniper and the vast, impossibly blue sky seems to press down on the world. The terrain, a study in muted earth tones, slopes gently toward the White River, a ribbon of life in the otherwise parched expanse. Evenings here are often painted with an ethereal, dusty rose light that clings to the distant mesas, a quiet beauty that settles deep into the bones of the place. The spirit of Rangely is inextricably bound to the extraction of the earth’s riches, a legacy of oil and gas that has shaped its fortunes and its very character. For decades, the pulse of this community beat to the rhythm of the drill rig and the pipeline, a testament to the hard-won prosperity drawn from beneath the unforgiving soil. While the boom-and-bust cycles have left their mark, a resilient pragmatism endures, evident in the straightforward demeanor of its residents and the unpretentious hum of daily life. The nearby Dinosaur National Monument whispers of an even deeper history, of ancient giants that once roamed this very ground, adding another layer to the quiet, enduring story of Rangely.
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| Location | Rangely, Rio Blanco County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.087476°N, 108.804829°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81648 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rangely, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rangely, 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 Rangely includes coordinates 40.087476°N, 108.804829°W, situated in Rio Blanco County. ZIP code 81648. 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. 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.
