Arapahoe, Colorado Weather
Arapahoe, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arapahoe, Cheyenne County.
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About Arapahoe, Colorado
Arapahoe rests on the high plains, a landscape defined by the vast, unbroken sweep of the sky. It lies 93.3 miles north-west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 311°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-north-east of Cheyenne Wells. Here, the land rolls in subtle, patient waves, a sea of gold and ochre under the sun, giving way to the stark, wind-scoured beauty of the prairie. The air itself feels thin and clean, carrying the scent of dry grasses and the distant promise of rain. The horizon stretches, an immense canvas where clouds paint ephemeral dramas and the light, particularly in the long evenings, bleeds in hues of rose and lavender, a quiet testament to the sheer immensity of the natural world. Distant farmsteads, mere smudges against the earth, hint at the solitary lives lived out under this boundless expanse. Arapahoe's history is written in the dust of the prairie and the enduring spirit of its people, a lineage tracing back to the pioneers who sought sustenance and a future on this challenging terrain. The local economy, rooted deeply in agriculture, relies on the hardy crops that can withstand the climate, the amber waves of grain a familiar sight during harvest. Cattle ranching also plays a significant role, the herds a dark punctuation mark against the muted tones of the landscape. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling industry, Arapahoe possesses a quiet character, a resilience forged by the elements and the shared experience of life on the frontier. The rhythm of days here is dictated by the sun's arc and the changing seasons, a gentle cadence that underscores the enduring connection between the people and the land they call home.
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| Location | Arapahoe, Cheyenne County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.850007°N, 102.182128°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80802 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arapahoe, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arapahoe, 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 Arapahoe includes coordinates 38.850007°N, 102.182128°W, situated in Cheyenne County. ZIP code 80802. 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.
