Haxtun, Colorado Weather
Haxtun, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Haxtun, Phillips County.
Full aviation weather for Haxtun is published on the Haxtun Municipal Airport (K17V) page, 3 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 Haxtun 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 Haxtun: Holyoke Airport (KHEQ) 31 km · Julesburg Municipal Airport (K7V8) 45 km · Billy G Ray Field (KCNP) 50 km · Sterling Municipal Airport (KSTK) 54 km · Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field (KSNY) 59 km
Conditions reported at K17V describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Haxtun specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Haxtun, Colorado
Haxtun, Colorado, unfolds across a landscape defined by the vast, sweeping generosity of the prairie. It lies 110.4 miles east of Greeley, CO (from Greeley, CO: bearing 81°T), and is situated 17.5 miles west-north-west of Holyoke. Here, the horizon is a constant, unwavering presence, a clean line drawn between the immense sky and the subtly rolling earth. The land itself, a rich, dark loam, stretches out in broad, ordered fields that speak of cultivation and patient hands. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, attenuated shadows, painting the stubble of harvested crops in hues of burnt sienna and pale gold, a quiet spectacle that unfolds with a profound, almost sacred stillness. The air, when it carries a breeze, often smells of dry earth and the distant promise of rain, a scent that has been the breath of this place for generations. The story of Haxtun is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit that has shaped Phillips County. Founded on the promise of fertile land, its economy has long been anchored by the robust yields of wheat and corn, the golden bounty of the plains. This enduring connection to the soil has fostered a strong sense of community, a shared understanding of the cycles of planting and harvest, and the quiet resilience required to thrive under the vast western sky. While the railroad once brought the vital pulse of commerce, today Haxtun retains its character as a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the rhythm of the seasons and the deep roots of its pioneering past. The town itself, a collection of sturdy buildings facing the open road, serves as a central gathering point, a place where neighbors meet under the wide, blue canvas that is so intrinsically Haxtun.
Live animated radar for Haxtun 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.
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| Location | Haxtun, Phillips County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.641102°N, 102.626858°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80731 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Haxtun, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Haxtun, 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 Haxtun includes coordinates 40.641102°N, 102.626858°W, situated in Phillips County. ZIP code 80731. 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. 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.
