Gold Hill, CO Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 14°F
Feels Like 14°F  
Humidity 91% Dew Point 12°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.2 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 2.8 mi. SE of central Gold Hill
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Blowing Snow, High 30F, Low 23F
50%
30
23
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Mostly Sunny, High 33F, Low 25F
33
25
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow Showers, High 34F, Low 22F
50%
34
22
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Mostly Sunny, High 32F, Low 24F
32
24
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Mostly Sunny, High 38F, Low 29F
38
29
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Partly Sunny, High 42F, Low 36F
42
36
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Rain And Snow, High 44F
50%
44
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 30°F to 44°F. Unsettled weather expected with wintry mix likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 39°F with lows around 15°F.

This Date in Weather History

1982 - The temperature in New York City's Central Park reached 72 degrees to establish a record high for December. The month as a whole was also the warmest of record.

More on this and other weather history

Gold Hill, CO 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Blowing Snow

Night: Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Snow Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow Showers

Day: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Snow Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery.

Sunday Dec 7

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Monday Dec 8

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Tuesday Dec 9

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy.

Rain And Snow

Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.

Wednesday Dec 10

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.


About Gold Hill, CO

Gold Hill is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Gold Hill CDP was 218 at the United States Census 2020. The Boulder post office (Zip Code 80302) serves the area. Gold Hill is located to the northwest of Boulder, perched on a mountainside above Left Hand Canyon at an elevation of 8,300 feet. Originally a mining camp, it was the site of the first major discovery of gold during the 1859 Colorado Gold Rush and remained an important mining camp throughout the late 19th century, with a population approaching 1500 at its height, before falling into decline. It has been revived somewhat in recent years as a quiet isolated haven, with no paved streets, but easily accessed by dirt roads. The town contains numerous historic wooden structures, some restored in recent years, as well as decaying ruins from its mining heyday. It has a small museum and two-room schoolhouse, the Gold Hill School, which since 1873 has been the oldest continuously operating public school in Colorado. Other businesses include a General Store and a restored inn listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The town is laid out on a small grid of dirt streets. Gold Hill is accessible from nearby Left Hand Canyon Road via Lick Skillet Road. Easier approaches to Gold Hill include Sunshine Canyon Road from 4th and Mapleton in Boulder, Gold Run Road from Salina (on Four Mile Canyon Road), and Gold Hill Road from the Peak to Peak Highway (State Highway 72) south of Ward. All of these roads are susceptible to heavy snows during the winter, which at times render Gold Hill inaccessible to vehicles not equipped with chains or four wheel drive. Gold Hill is sometimes labeled a ghost town, which is an inaccurate designation. Gold Hill is part of unincorporated Boulder County, and while it does not have a municipal government, it does have an active town meeting with elected officials.

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