Red Cliff, Colorado Weather
Red Cliff, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Red Cliff, Eagle County.
Full aviation weather for Red Cliff is published on the Lake County Airport (KLXV) page, 33 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 Red Cliff 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 Red Cliff: Eagle County Regional Airport (KEGE) 49 km · Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (KASE) 54 km
Conditions reported at KLXV describe the airfield itself. Weather 33 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red Cliff specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Red Cliff.
About Red Cliff, Colorado
Red Cliff, Colorado, is a place where the earth exhales a cool, damp breath, even on the brightest of days. It lies 50.4 miles north of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 10°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south of Vail. High in the Rockies, the town is a collection of buildings clinging to the steep slopes where the Eagle River carves its relentless path, a ribbon of glacial meltwater tumbling over smoothed stones. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a clean, sharp perfume that speaks of altitude and wilderness. Above, the sky stretches in an impossibly deep blue, often broken by the stark, jagged teeth of distant peaks, their snowfields glinting like scattered diamonds. The very character of Red Cliff is shaped by this dramatic embrace of the mountains; the houses seem to lean into the incline, their roofs angled against the weight of winter snows, and the narrow streets wind with a logic dictated by the contours of the land. This is a place with a past as rugged as its terrain, a history deeply entwined with the veins of silver and gold that once pulsed beneath the mountains. For decades, the clang of hammers and the rumble of ore carts echoed through these canyons, fueling a boomtown spirit that, though now quieted, has left its imprint on the local character. The economy, once driven by the arduous labor of the mines, has shifted, with a growing appreciation for the natural bounty of the surrounding landscape. Anglers cast lines into the rushing currents of the Eagle River, drawn by its famed trout, and hikers follow trails that lead to breathtaking vistas, their boots treading paths worn by generations of prospectors and settlers. The distinctive red rock formations that give Red Cliff its name stand as silent witnesses to this enduring human endeavor, a stark and beautiful reminder of the forces that have shaped this high-altitude sanctuary.
Live animated radar for Red Cliff 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 | Red Cliff, Eagle County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.512208°N, 106.368084°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81649 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Cliff, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Cliff, 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 Red Cliff includes coordinates 39.512208°N, 106.368084°W, situated in Eagle County. ZIP code 81649. 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.
