Red Cliff, Colorado Weather
Red Cliff, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Red Cliff, Eagle County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
