Dacono, Colorado Weather
Dacono, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dacono, Weld County.
Full aviation weather for Dacono is published on the Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK) page, 12 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 Dacono 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 Dacono: Platte Valley Airpark (K18V) 20 km · Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) 21 km · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) 25 km · Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) 25 km · Denver International Airport (KDEN) 34 km
Conditions reported at KEIK describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dacono specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dacono.
About Dacono, Colorado
Dacono unfolds across a broad, sun-drenched plain, a landscape where the earth stretches out to meet a sky that often seems impossibly vast. It lies 6.3 miles east-north-east of Erie, CO (from Erie, CO: bearing 68°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-west of Brighton. The terrain here, a gentle swell of prairie, is etched by the faintest of contours, hinting at the ancient forces that shaped it, and the air carries a dry, clean scent, particularly potent in the early mornings before the sun has fully asserted its dominion. Long, straight roads, like threads of grey ribbon, stitch together fields of amber grain and emerald alfalfa, a patchwork quilt under the expansive Colorado sky, and the distant mountains, a hazy blue promise on the horizon, provide a constant, silent backdrop to the everyday lives unfolding in Dacono. This is a place where the echoes of agriculture still resonate, where the economy has long been tied to the fertile ground and the hardy crops it yields, though the hum of industry, particularly in manufacturing and logistics, has grown to a steady thrum in recent decades. Dacono's story is one of resilience, of settlers who found purchase in this open country, drawn by the promise of land and opportunity, and while the grand pronouncements of history might not be etched into every stone, the quiet persistence of generations is evident in the enduring spirit of its people. The town itself possesses a straightforward character, a place where the pace of life allows for the contemplation of a sunset painting the western sky in hues of rose and lavender, a daily spectacle that never fails to inspire awe.
Live animated radar for Dacono 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Dacono, Weld County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.084706°N, 104.939422°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80514, 80603 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dacono, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dacono, 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 Dacono includes coordinates 40.084706°N, 104.939422°W, situated in Weld County. ZIP code 80514, 80603. 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.
