Steamboat Springs, Colorado Weather
Steamboat Springs, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Steamboat Springs, Routt County.
Full aviation weather for Steamboat Springs is published on the Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field (KSBS) page, 4 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 Steamboat Springs 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 Steamboat Springs: Yampa Valley Airport (KHDN) 33 km · Walden Jackson County Airport (K33V) 56 km · Craig Moffat Airport (KCAG) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSBS describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Steamboat Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Steamboat Springs, a jewel of the Rocky Mountains, unfolds in a verdant valley cradled by peaks that pierce the vast Colorado sky. It lies 86.4 miles south-west of Laramie, WY (from Laramie, WY: bearing 229°T), and is situated 16.0 miles north-north-east of Oak Creek. The Yampa River, a ribbon of clear, cold water, slices through the heart of this landscape, its banks a mosaic of cottonwoods and willows that turn a burnished gold in autumn. Beyond the town's embrace, the terrain rises steeply, a rugged expanse of sagebrush-covered hills giving way to dense evergreen forests that cloak the higher slopes. In the late afternoon, the sunlight slants through these pines, painting long, ethereal shadows across the valley floor, and the air, crisp and carrying the scent of pine resin and damp earth, feels like a tonic to the lungs. This place, Steamboat Springs, owes its character to a confluence of natural bounty and human endeavor. Prospectors, drawn by whispers of mineral wealth, first found their way here, but it was the discovery of the geothermal hot springs, bubbling up from the earth's depths, that truly defined its destiny. Ranching and agriculture, sustained by the fertile valley floor and the plentiful water, became the bedrock of its economy for generations, a tradition that still echoes in the wide-brimmed hats and weathered denim of its residents. More recently, the allure of the surrounding mountains, with their abundant snowfall and challenging terrain, has transformed Steamboat Springs into a world-renowned destination for winter sports, drawing a vibrant international crowd, yet the quiet hum of the river and the enduring spirit of the ranching community remain as palpable as the mountain air.
Live animated radar for Steamboat Springs 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 | Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.484977°N, 106.831716°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80487, 80477, 80488 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Steamboat Springs, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Steamboat Springs, 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 Steamboat Springs includes coordinates 40.484977°N, 106.831716°W, situated in Routt County. ZIP code 80487, 80477, 80488. 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.
