Ward, Colorado Weather
Ward, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ward, Boulder County.
Full aviation weather for Ward is published on the Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) page, 24 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 Ward 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 Ward: Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) 31 km · Granby Grand County Airport (KGNB) 35 km · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) 38 km · Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK) 40 km · Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBDU describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ward specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ward.
About Ward, Colorado
Ward clings to the steep slopes of the Front Range, a place where the air itself seems to hold the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 13.2 miles west-north-west of Boulder, CO (from Boulder, CO: bearing 288°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north of Nederland. The landscape here is a dramatic upheaval of granite and evergreen, with narrow valleys that cradle the sky and ridges that scrape against passing clouds. Aspen groves, a shimmering gold in autumn, give way to the dark, stoic presence of spruce and fir, their branches often heavy with snow. A bright, clear creek, fed by snowmelt, rushes through the heart of the settlement, its voice a constant, restless murmur against the quietude of the mountains. Sunlight, when it finds its way into these deep canyons, falls in slanted shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stillness. The foundations of Ward are sunk deep in the mineral wealth of the mountains, a legacy born from the silver and gold rushes of the late 19th century. Though the feverish mining days have long since passed, the echoes of that era remain, visible in the weathered timbers of old cabins and the faint scars on the hillsides. The local economy, once driven by the pickaxe and dynamite, has transformed, now finding its pulse in the steady stream of visitors drawn to the majestic scenery and the promise of mountain recreation. Ward embraces its identity as a gateway to adventure, a place where the quiet pursuit of nature — hiking, fishing, or simply breathing in the crisp, high-altitude air — forms the rhythm of daily life.
Live animated radar for Ward 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 | Ward, Boulder County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.072208°N, 105.508332°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80481, 80466 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ward, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ward, 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 Ward includes coordinates 40.072208°N, 105.508332°W, situated in Boulder County. ZIP code 80481, 80466. 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.
