El Moro, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for El Moro, Las Animas County.
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El Moro lies where the high plains of southeastern Colorado begin their slow, patient heave towards the distant, hazy blue shoulders of the Raton Mountains. It lies 71.6 miles south of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 174°T), and is situated 4.2 miles north-north-east of Trinidad. The land here is a tapestry of tawny grasses, scrub oak, and the occasional hardy juniper, all bleached by a sun that rarely equivocates. Creeks, dry for much of the year, trace silver threads through the landscape, their beds littered with smooth, sun-warmed stones that speak of ancient water. The air, when it’s not sharp with winter’s bite, carries the dry, clean scent of sagebrush and the faint, earthy perfume of sun-baked soil. Evenings here can be spectacular, the sky a canvas of bruised purples and fiery oranges, the light softening the rugged contours of the land into something almost tender. This is a country shaped by the enduring spirit of ranching and the ghosts of coal mines that once breathed life into the earth. For generations, families have worked the land, their lives dictated by the seasons and the steady needs of cattle. The whispers of miners, their picks echoing in the shafts, are still carried on the wind, a reminder of an industry that once pulsed with raw energy. Though the mines are largely silent now, the legacy remains in the stoic resilience of the people and the quiet dignity of the weathered barns and fences that dot the landscape. El Moro, in its subtle way, embodies the enduring strength of those who have made their lives on this vast, sun-drenched expanse.
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| Location | El Moro, Las Animas County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.224462°N, 104.46665°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81082 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Moro, 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 El Moro includes coordinates 37.224462°N, 104.466650°W, situated in Las Animas County. ZIP code 81082. 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.