Castle Rock, Colorado Weather
Castle Rock, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Castle Rock, Douglas County.
Full aviation weather for Castle Rock is published on the Centennial Airport (KAPA) page, 22 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Castle Rock have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Castle Rock: Buckley Space Force Base (KBKF) 38 km · USAF Academy Airfield (KAFF) 44 km · Colorado Air and Space Port (KCFO) 53 km · Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY) 53 km · Denver International Airport (KDEN) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAPA describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Castle Rock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Castle Rock, Colorado
Castle Rock rises from the high plains, a place where the land begins its slow, patient ascent towards the Rocky Mountains. It lies 11.3 miles south-south-west of Parker, CO (from Parker, CO: bearing 207°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south-south-east of Castle Pines. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts: wide, sun-baked expanses of shortgrass prairie give way to rolling hills dotted with ponderosa pines, their needles whispering secrets on the wind. Stone formations, the very namesake of Castle Rock, jut from the earth like ancient sentinels, their weathered surfaces catching the light in a thousand different hues as the sun arcs across the vast Colorado sky. The air itself carries a crispness, a clean, dry scent of dust and pine, and in the late afternoon, the light bleeds into an astonishing gold, bathing everything in a warm, ephemeral glow. The history of Castle Rock is deeply entwined with the railroads that once promised passage and prosperity, and though the iron horses no longer dominate the landscape, their legacy remains in the very bones of the place. Early settlers were drawn by the fertile soil, a promise that continues to draw agricultural enterprises and the steady hum of commerce that supports them. Today, Castle Rock thrives on a blend of robust retail and burgeoning technology sectors, a testament to its adaptability. The iconic rock formation, visible for miles, serves not just as a landmark but as a constant, silent witness to the town's evolution, a stoic reminder of the wilder past that underpins the ordered present.
Live animated radar for Castle Rock and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.372212°N, 104.85609°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80104, 80108, 80109 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Castle Rock, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Castle Rock, Colorado, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Castle Rock includes coordinates 39.372212°N, 104.856090°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 80104, 80108, 80109. Telephone area code: 303, 720. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
