Lake Colorado City, Texas Weather
Lake Colorado City, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Colorado City, Mitchell County.
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About Lake Colorado City, Texas
Lake Colorado City sprawls under a vast, arching sky, a shimmering expanse of blue cradled by the arid, rolling plains of West Texas. It lies 67.8 miles north-north-west of San Angelo, TX (from San Angelo, TX: bearing 334°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west-south-west of Colorado City. The land here is a study in resilience, a muted palette of sun-baked earth, sparse scrub brush, and the occasional hardy mesquite tree, its branches reaching like skeletal fingers towards the indifferent sun. The air, when the wind stirs, carries the dry, clean scent of dust and distant, sun-warmed grasses, a fragrance that speaks of endurance. The lake itself, a man-made jewel in this thirsty landscape, catches the light, sometimes a placid mirror reflecting the endless sky, at other times ruffled by a breeze that whispers secrets of the open country. The story of Lake Colorado City is intrinsically tied to the needs of its people and the land’s capacity. This reservoir, a vital artery for the region, was born from a desire to harness precious water in a place where rainfall is a capricious gift. The surrounding landscape, though seemingly austere, has long supported agriculture, with cattle ranching a persistent thread in the local economy, the lowing of herds a distant counterpoint to the rustle of wind through the dry stalks. The proximity of Colorado City, a town whose own history is etched by the railroads and the oil boom, lends a practical, hardworking character to the lake's environs. Evenings here are often painted with the fiery hues of sunset, a breathtaking spectacle that bleeds across the horizon, reminding one of the raw, untamed beauty that persists in the heart of this Texas land.
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| Location | Lake Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.3491°N, 100.9375°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79512 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Colorado City, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Colorado City, Texas, 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 Lake Colorado City includes coordinates 32.349100°N, 100.937500°W, situated in Mitchell County. ZIP code 79512. Telephone area code: 806. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
