Fort Morgan, Colorado Weather
Fort Morgan, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Fort Morgan, Morgan County.
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About Fort Morgan, Colorado
Fort Morgan sprawls across the eastern Colorado plains, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon stretches in an unbroken line. It lies 49.4 miles east-south-east of Greeley, CO (from Greeley, CO: bearing 104°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of Brush. The land itself is a study in muted tones – ochre earth, straw-colored grasses in the summer heat, and the pale blue of a sky that can shift from serene to tempestuous in an hour. Gentle swells in the terrain give way to flatter expanses, the kind of landscape that whispers of ancient seas and the patient work of wind. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, occasionally tinged with the sweet perfume of alfalfa or the earthy aroma of freshly tilled soil, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Evenings often paint the western sky in hues of rose and bruised plum, a spectacle that stills the hurried pulse of the day. The history of Fort Morgan is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who settled this frontier. Originally established as a military outpost, its name now graces a community built on the resilience of ranchers and farmers. The local economy remains tethered to the land, with agriculture – particularly corn, sugar beets, and cattle – forming the backbone of its livelihood. This is a place where ingenuity thrives, evident in the efficient irrigation systems that bring life to the arid plains and the small businesses that dot the downtown core, each with a story to tell. A notable landmark, the historic Sherman Street, offers a glimpse into a bygone era with its well-preserved architecture, a quiet testament to the town's evolving narrative.
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| Location | Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.250258°N, 103.799951°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80701 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Morgan, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Morgan, 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 Fort Morgan includes coordinates 40.250258°N, 103.799951°W, situated in Morgan County. ZIP code 80701. 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.
