Franktown, Colorado Weather
Franktown, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Franktown, Douglas County.
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About Franktown, Colorado
Franktown unfolds under a vast Colorado sky, a settlement where the subtle slopes of the Front Range begin to assert their presence. It lies 5.7 miles east-north-east of Castle Rock, CO (from Castle Rock, CO: bearing 76°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Parker. Rolling grasslands, dotted with hardy scrub oak and the occasional cottonwood lining ephemeral creeks, define the immediate landscape. The air here, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a crispness, a hint of the high plains that stretches eastward and the looming mountains to the west. A sense of quiet permanence pervades the scene, as if the land itself has settled into a deep, unhurried breath, punctuated only by the distant murmur of traffic and the rustle of wind through dry grasses. The history of Franktown is intrinsically linked to the agricultural endeavors that have shaped this corner of Douglas County. Once a vital stop along a territorial road, its economy has long been rooted in ranching and farming, the land yielding to the persistent efforts of those who worked it. While modern development has brought new faces and businesses, the echoes of its frontier past remain, visible in the sturdy architecture and the enduring spirit of self-reliance that characterizes the local character. Today, Franktown continues to foster a blend of rural tranquility and burgeoning community life, a place where the wide-open vistas still hold sway, even as the world shifts around it.
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| Location | Franktown, Douglas County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.391379°N, 104.752753°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80116 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Franktown, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Franktown, 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 Franktown includes coordinates 39.391379°N, 104.752753°W, situated in Douglas County. ZIP code 80116. 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. 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.
