Amherst, Colorado Weather
Amherst, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Amherst, Phillips County.
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About Amherst, Colorado
Amherst unfolds across a high, sun-baked prairie, where the land stretches out like a rumpled quilt under an immense sky. It lies 134.7 miles east of Greeley, CO (from Greeley, CO: bearing 82°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-east of Holyoke. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a gentle swell and dip that hints at ancient watercourses long since dried. Fields of wheat, gold and brittle in the August heat, give way to pastures where cattle graze with a slow, deliberate grace, their silhouettes sharp against the horizon. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with dust and the faint perfume of prairie grasses, and as the sun begins its descent, the western sky ignites in a breathtaking display of oranges and purples, bathing the quiet landscape in a fleeting, almost sacred light. A few scattered farmsteads, their roofs a muted silver against the endless brown and green, dot the expanse, each a solitary testament to human endeavor against the vastness. Amherst's story is written in the grain of the land and the resilience of its people, a narrative shaped by drought, diligence, and the enduring spirit of the prairie farmer. Founded in an era of westward expansion, its economy has always been tethered to the bounty of the soil, with wheat, corn, and cattle forming the bedrock of its livelihood. The whispers of past generations, those who first broke this ground, seem to linger in the quiet hum of the grain elevators and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the few businesses that line the main thoroughfare. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, only the quiet dignity of a community that has learned to thrive in its own rhythm, a place where the pace of life is dictated not by clocks, but by the turning of the seasons and the predictable, yet always awe-inspiring, arc of the sun across the boundless heavens.
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| Location | Amherst, Phillips County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.682773°N, 102.166018°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80721 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Amherst, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Amherst, 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 Amherst includes coordinates 40.682773°N, 102.166018°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 80721. Telephone area code: 970. 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.
