Sunshine, Colorado Weather
Sunshine, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sunshine, Boulder County.
Full aviation weather for Sunshine is published on the Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) page, 12 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. 6 airfields within reach of Sunshine 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 Sunshine: Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) 20 km · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) 28 km · Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK) 28 km · Granby Grand County Airport (KGNB) 47 km · Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) 52 km
Conditions reported at KBDU describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sunshine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunshine.
About Sunshine, Colorado
Sunshine sprawls across a broad, sun-drenched valley floor, cradled by the rugged, rising shoulders of the Rocky Mountains. It lies 6.2 miles north-west of Boulder, CO (from Boulder, CO: bearing 305°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west of Gunbarrel. Here, the high plains begin their gentle, upward tilt, giving way to foothills that are a patchwork of sagebrush, hardy grasses, and tenacious junipers clinging to rocky outcrops. The air, even in summer, carries a crispness, a clean scent of pine and dry earth that whispers of elevation. The sky above Sunshine is an immense, ever-changing canvas, often a piercing, crystalline blue, but capable of transforming into bruised purples and fiery oranges as storms gather and the sun dips low, painting the western peaks in hues of rose and amber. The land here feels ancient, patiently waiting, its contours shaped by winds and millennia of weathering, a quiet witness to the passage of seasons. The history of Sunshine is written in the dusty tracks of homesteaders and the remnants of early mining endeavors that once sought the mineral wealth hidden within the surrounding mountains. While the boom-and-bust cycles of those days have largely faded, a spirit of tenacious self-reliance endures, reflected in the local economy’s gradual shift towards agriculture and a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that draws visitors and new residents alike. Small ranches, still working the land, dot the periphery, their fields of alfalfa and hay catching the light like fields of spun gold. This connection to the earth, to the cycles of growth and harvest, imbues everyday life in Sunshine with a grounded, unhurried rhythm, a gentle contrast to the more frenetic pace of life further down the plains.
Live animated radar for Sunshine 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 | Sunshine, Boulder County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.065819°N, 105.36666°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80302 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunshine, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunshine, 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 Sunshine includes coordinates 40.065819°N, 105.366660°W, situated in Boulder County. ZIP code 80302. 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.
