Westcliffe, Colorado Weather
Westcliffe, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Westcliffe, Custer County.
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About Westcliffe, Colorado
Westcliffe unfolds like a whispered promise at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a landscape of stark, sun-baked beauty where the land rises in dramatic, jagged peaks against an impossibly vast sky. It lies 43.0 miles west-south-west of Pueblo West, CO (from Pueblo West, CO: bearing 250°T), and is situated 1.1 miles west of Silver Cliff. The valley floor, a mosaic of sagebrush and sparse grasses, stretches out towards the distant horizon, its muted tones punctuated by the vibrant green of cottonwoods that trace the shy courses of ephemeral streams. Here, the air itself seems to possess a crystalline clarity, sharp and clean, carrying the scent of piñon pine and the dry dust of the high plains, especially potent in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, theatrical shadows that deepen the contours of the land. The silence is profound, broken only by the rustle of wind through the arid vegetation or the occasional cry of a hawk circling high overhead, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in on all sides. This is a place where the echoes of prospectors and homesteaders linger, a history etched into the very bones of the valley that once pulsed with the hope of mineral wealth. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, a hardy agricultural spirit still defines the local economy, with ranches and farms dotting the landscape, their fields catching the golden light of dawn and dusk. Westcliffe itself is a testament to resilience, a small collection of buildings that seem to have grown organically from the earth, housing a community that cherishes its independence and the unvarnished authenticity of its mountain existence. The town offers a quiet refuge, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun and seasons, and where the grandeur of the surrounding peaks serves as a constant, humbling backdrop to the everyday lives of its inhabitants.
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| Location | Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.134722°N, 105.465835°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81252 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westcliffe, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westcliffe, Colorado, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Westcliffe includes coordinates 38.134722°N, 105.465835°W, situated in Custer County. ZIP code 81252. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
