San Luis, Colorado Weather
San Luis, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for San Luis, Costilla County.
Full aviation weather for San Luis is published on the Blanca Airport (K05V) page, 26 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. 4 airfields within reach of San Luis 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 San Luis: San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (KALS) 47 km · Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport (KN24) 47 km · Cuchara Valley At La Veta Airport (K07V) 51 km
Conditions reported at K05V describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at San Luis specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for San Luis.
About San Luis, Colorado
San Luis awakens to a sky of immense, pale blue, a vast canvas stretched taut over the broad expanse of the San Luis Valley. It lies 85.3 miles south-south-west of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 212°T), and is situated 26.7 miles east of Sanford. The landscape here is one of quiet grandeur, where the earth unfurls in gentle, ochre waves towards horizons softened by distance. Sagebrush, a resilient silver-green, dots the dry grasses, their scent a sharp, clean perfume carried on the dry air. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a jagged, imposing presence, rise to the east, their snow-dusted peaks catching the early sun like scattered diamonds. In the stillness, the very air seems to possess a palpable weight, a sense of ancient stillness that settles deep within the bones. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of muted greens and browns, speak of a land shaped by sun and wind, a place where life persists with a quiet, determined strength. The history of San Luis is etched into the very soul of this valley, a narrative woven from threads of ancient peoples and the enduring spirit of settlers. As the oldest continuously inhabited town in Colorado, its origins stretch back to the Spanish colonial era, a legacy palpable in the enduring faith and traditions that still grace its streets. The local economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture, now finds its sustenance in a blend of ranching and a burgeoning tourism drawn by the valley's stark beauty and historical resonance. The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, a surreal and magnificent natural wonder, lies a short distance to the north, drawing visitors from across the globe. This proximity, coupled with San Luis's own unique cultural character, imbues daily life with a contemplative pace, a gentle rhythm that echoes the vast, open skies under which it exists.
Live animated radar for San Luis 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | San Luis, Costilla County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.200848°N, 105.423901°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81152 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This San Luis, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for San Luis, 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 San Luis includes coordinates 37.200848°N, 105.423901°W, situated in Costilla County. ZIP code 81152. 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.
