Rollinsville, Colorado Weather
Rollinsville, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rollinsville, Gilpin County.
Full aviation weather for Rollinsville is published on the Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) page, 27 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. 5 airfields within reach of Rollinsville 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 Rollinsville: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) 33 km · Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) 40 km · Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK) 40 km · Granby Grand County Airport (KGNB) 40 km
Conditions reported at KBDU describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rollinsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rollinsville.
About Rollinsville, Colorado
Rollinsville lives at the foot of imposing peaks, a scattering of structures clinging to the valley floor where the South Boulder Creek begins its boisterous descent. It lies 14.0 miles west-south-west of Boulder, CO (from Boulder, CO: bearing 241°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west of Coal Creek. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a cool, crisp exhalation from the surrounding mountains that seems to scrub the sky clean each morning. Granite shoulders rise steeply on either side, their slopes a mosaic of aspen and evergreen, their shadows stretching long and blue across the meadows in the late afternoon. The creek itself, a ribbon of glacial melt, tumbles and churns over polished stones, its constant murmur a ceaseless soundtrack to the quiet unfolding of days in Rollinsville. This small enclave, once a vibrant hub during the Colorado Gold Rush, still carries the echoes of its mining past in the weathered wood of its buildings and the rugged spirit of its inhabitants. The local economy, no longer solely reliant on the extraction of ore, now finds its pulse in the steady stream of visitors drawn to the vast wilderness that enfolds Rollinsville. Hiking trails spiderweb out from the edges of the settlement, leading to high alpine lakes and panoramic vistas that have captivated souls for generations. The rhythm of life here is dictated less by the clock and more by the shifting light and the changing seasons, a gentle ebb and flow that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the wild beauty of the Colorado Front Range.
Live animated radar for Rollinsville 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 | Rollinsville, Gilpin County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.917209°N, 105.501108°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80474 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rollinsville, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rollinsville, 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 Rollinsville includes coordinates 39.917209°N, 105.501108°W, situated in Gilpin County. ZIP code 80474. Telephone area code: 303, 720. 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.
