Elizabeth, Colorado Weather
Elizabeth, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elizabeth, Elbert County.
Full aviation weather for Elizabeth is published on the Centennial Airport (KAPA) page, 32 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth: Buckley Space Force Base (KBKF) 40 km · Calhan Airport (K5V4) 44 km · Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY) 46 km · USAF Academy Airfield (KAFF) 47 km · Colorado Air and Space Port (KCFO) 47 km
Conditions reported at KAPA describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elizabeth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elizabeth.
About Elizabeth, Colorado
Elizabeth breathes under a vast, high-plains sky, a place where the land exhales a quiet strength. It lies 13.9 miles east of Castle Rock, CO (from Castle Rock, CO: bearing 93°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-east of The Pinery. Rolling hills, a soft green in the spring and a sun-baked gold in the summer, stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the world. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the distant perfume of pine and the earthy aroma of turned soil. Here, the light at dusk is a painter’s dream, a slow bleed of apricot and rose across the immense canvas of the west, softening the edges of the scattered ranch houses and the sturdy, low-slung buildings of the commercial district. The character of Elizabeth is one of patient resilience, a quiet dignity born of enduring the wide-open spaces and the sometimes-harsh embrace of the elements. The history of Elizabeth is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent spirit of those who sought a life here, drawn by the promise of open land and the quiet abundance it offered. This was a place carved out of the prairie, its early economy rooted deeply in ranching and agriculture, a legacy still visible in the weathered fences and the broad fields that surround the settlement. The rhythm of life here is set by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, by the slow turning of the earth. While modern life has brought its conveniences, the core of Elizabeth remains tied to the land and the generations who have worked it, a palpable connection that lends a unique, unhurried grace to the everyday.
Live animated radar for Elizabeth 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 | Elizabeth, Elbert County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.360266°N, 104.596915°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80107 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elizabeth, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth includes coordinates 39.360266°N, 104.596915°W, situated in Elbert County. ZIP code 80107. 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.
