Silverton, Colorado Weather
Silverton, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Silverton, San Juan County.
Full aviation weather for Silverton is published on the Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KTEX describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Silverton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Silverton.
About Silverton, Colorado
Silverton broods in a high mountain valley, a place where the peaks of the San Juan Mountains claw at a sky that can shift from an impossible cerulean to a bruised, tempestuous grey with startling swiftness. It lies 80.9 miles north-north-east of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 22°T), and is situated 13.3 miles south-east of Mountain Village. The Animas River, a ribbon of glacial meltwater, rushes through the heart of Silverton, its ceaseless murmur a constant counterpoint to the silence of the surrounding wilderness. Buildings, weathered by wind and snow, huddle together as if for warmth, their facades bearing the stoic imprint of a life lived in the shadow of giants. The air itself carries a crisp, mineral tang, a reminder of the earth's deep secrets and the raw, untamed beauty that defines this remote corner of the Rockies. Even in the fleeting moments of summer sun, a cool breath often stirs, hinting at the snowdrifts that will soon reclaim the landscape. The veins of silver and gold that first drew prospectors to this unforgiving terrain are now largely silent, their echoes resonating in the abandoned mine shafts that scar the slopes above Silverton. Yet, the town’s spirit, forged in the crucible of hardscrabble mining and the sheer grit required to thrive at such an elevation, endures. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a living relic of the boom days, still chugs its way through the dramatic canyons, a poignant link to a past when ore wagons, not tourists, were the primary conveyance. This historic railway is now a vital artery for Silverton’s modern economy, a beacon for those drawn to the romance of the Old West and the rugged allure of the San Juans. The town retains a palpable sense of its mining heritage, a quiet pride in its resilience and the enduring character of its people, who have learned to harness the wild beauty of their home for both sustenance and spectacle.
Live animated radar for Silverton 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 | Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.811941°N, 107.664506°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81433 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Silverton, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silverton, 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 Silverton includes coordinates 37.811941°N, 107.664506°W, situated in San Juan County. ZIP code 81433. 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.
