Twin Lakes, Colorado Weather
Twin Lakes, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Twin Lakes, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Twin Lakes is published on the Lake County Airport (KLXV) page, 16 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. 3 airfields within reach of Twin Lakes 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 Twin Lakes: Central Colorado Regional Airport (KAEJ) 38 km · Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (KASE) 45 km
Conditions reported at KLXV describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Twin Lakes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Twin Lakes.
About Twin Lakes, Colorado
Twin Lakes sits a jewel at the foot of imposing mountains, where the sky often wears a cloak of deepest sapphire. It lies 21.5 miles north-north-east of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 22°T), and is situated 12.6 miles south-south-west of Leadville. The air here, thin and carrying the crisp scent of pine and distant snowmelt, bites at the lungs with a bracing purity. Two shimmering bodies of water, the namesake lakes, lie cupped in a broad valley, their surfaces reflecting the jagged peaks that march across the horizon like sentinels. These are not placid ponds; their waters possess a vibrant, cool clarity, hinting at the glacial origins that sculpted this dramatic landscape. The land itself is a study in contrasts: meadows carpeted in wildflowers in the brief, glorious summer, giving way to slopes dusted with the first whispers of autumn gold, and then the stark, breathtaking beauty of winter’s embrace. The very light seems to possess a unique quality, sharpening the edges of the granite giants and casting long, dramatic shadows that play across the valley floor. The history of Twin Lakes is deeply entwined with the earth’s buried riches and the relentless spirit of those who sought them. This was once a wild frontier, a place where prospectors, drawn by the promise of silver and gold, carved out a precarious existence. The echoes of those boomtown days still linger, a ghost of ambition in the weathered facades of historic buildings. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that era infuses the local character, a hardy resilience forged in the crucible of hard work and uncertainty. Today, the economy of Twin Lakes finds its pulse in the steady flow of visitors drawn to its natural splendor, their footsteps now treading paths once worn by miners’ boots. The lakes themselves, once merely geographical features, are now central to the allure, offering quiet contemplation and exhilarating recreation. A palpable sense of community thrives here, a shared appreciation for the rugged beauty and the unpretentious rhythm of life in this high-altitude haven.
Live animated radar for Twin Lakes 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 | Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.08277°N, 106.38197°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81251, 80221 |
| Area Code | 719, 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Twin Lakes, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Twin Lakes, 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 Twin Lakes includes coordinates 39.082770°N, 106.381970°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 81251, 80221. Telephone area code: 719, 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.
