Cheyenne Wells, Colorado Weather
Cheyenne Wells, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County.
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About Cheyenne Wells, Colorado
Cheyenne Wells lies under a sky that seems to stretch on forever, an immense canvas where the sun burns with a dry, insistent heat and the stars at night spill out like scattered diamonds. It lies 99.4 miles north-west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 307°T), and is situated 33.8 miles south of Burlington. The land itself is a study in subtle hues – pale golds and ochres of grass, the muted greens of hardy shrubs clinging to the earth, all sculpted by winds that have swept these plains for millennia. Low, rolling hills, more like gentle swells in a vast ocean of earth, break the monotonous horizon, their slopes dusted with a sparse, resilient vegetation. The air here carries a clean, sharp scent, a mixture of dry dust, sun-baked earth, and the faint, sweet perfume of wild sage that blooms unseen in the ravines. Cheyenne Wells, a place where the prairie’s spirit still holds sway, grew from the needs of the westward expansion, a vital water stop for those pushing further into the territories. Its economy, like the land itself, is built on endurance and the bounty of the soil, primarily cattle ranching and dryland farming, where wheat and sorghum are coaxed from the seemingly unyielding ground. The railroad, once the lifeblood of this frontier outpost, still whispers its history in the quiet hum of passing freight trains, a reminder of the grit and determination that laid the foundations for Cheyenne Wells. The distinctive character of this locality is etched not in grand monuments, but in the steadfastness of its people and the vast, quiet dignity of the plains that surround it.
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| Location | Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.821395°N, 102.353244°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80810 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cheyenne Wells, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cheyenne Wells, 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 Cheyenne Wells includes coordinates 38.821395°N, 102.353244°W, situated in Cheyenne County. ZIP code 80810. 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.
