Silver Plume, Colorado Weather
Silver Plume, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Silver Plume, Clear Creek County.
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About Silver Plume, Colorado
Silver Plume clings to the steep slopes of Clear Creek Canyon, a scattering of weathered buildings that seem to have grown organically from the granite. It lies 31.2 miles west-north-west of Dakota Ridge, CO (from Dakota Ridge, CO: bearing 282°T), and is situated 1.7 miles west-south-west of Georgetown. The air here, thin and crisp, carries the scent of pine needles and the distant murmur of rushing water. Jagged peaks, their summits often dusted with snow even in late spring, loom overhead, casting long shadows that stretch and shift as the sun arcs across the impossibly blue sky. The landscape is a study in verticality, with the town itself appearing as a precarious foothold against the immense forces of nature that have shaped this land. Even at midday, a certain quietude pervades Silver Plume, a sense of being held in the palm of something vast and ancient. The veins of silver that once pulsed beneath the earth are now largely silent, yet their legacy endures in the very bones of Silver Plume. This was a place of fervent hope and arduous toil, a mining camp that swelled into a bona fide town with the promise of riches. The historic Lebanon Mine, a prominent landmark, speaks of that era, its entrance a dark, inviting maw into the mountain's heart. The local economy, though no longer driven by ore extraction, still finds its footing in tourism and the enduring appeal of its rugged, untamed setting. The Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District preserves the architectural echoes of its boomtown past, offering a tangible connection to the generations who sought their fortunes here, their lives etched into the very stone of Clear Creek Canyon.
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| Location | Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.696098°N, 105.725839°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80476 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Silver Plume, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silver Plume, 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 Silver Plume includes coordinates 39.696098°N, 105.725839°W, situated in Clear Creek County. ZIP code 80476. 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. 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.
