Hillrose, Colorado Weather
Hillrose, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hillrose, Morgan County.
Full aviation weather for Hillrose is published on the Brush Municipal Airport (K7V5) page, 8 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. 4 airfields within reach of Hillrose 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 Hillrose: Fort Morgan Municipal Airport (KFMM) 24 km · Colorado Plains Regional Airport (KAKO) 30 km · Sterling Municipal Airport (KSTK) 39 km
Conditions reported at K7V5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hillrose specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hillrose.
About Hillrose, Colorado
Hillrose unfolds across the high plains of northeastern Colorado, a place where the horizon feels as vast as the sky it supports. It lies 62.9 miles east of Greeley, CO (from Greeley, CO: bearing 96°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-east of Brush. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a sweep of tawny grasses and hardy, low-lying scrub that stretches to meet the immense, ever-changing canvas of the heavens. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows that emphasize the gentle swells and dips of the terrain, a muted tapestry of earth tones punctuated by the occasional stark silhouette of a windbreak or a solitary farmstead. The air, often dry and carrying the faint scent of sun-baked earth and distant agriculture, can be surprisingly brisk, a constant reminder of the exposed character of this prairie landscape. The lifeblood of Hillrose has always been tied to the fertile, if sometimes unforgiving, soil. Originally settled by homesteaders drawn to the promise of agriculture, the town has weathered periods of boom and bust, its economy largely dependent on the cultivation of crops like corn and wheat, along with the enduring presence of cattle ranching. The railroad, a vital artery in its early days, still traces a line through the region, a silent testament to the generations who relied on its passage for trade and connection. While not a place of grand monuments, Hillrose possesses a quiet, enduring character, a resilience born from its deep roots in the land and the hard work of its people, who understand the delicate balance of life on the open plains.
Live animated radar for Hillrose 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 | Hillrose, Morgan County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.325813°N, 103.521889°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80733 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillrose, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillrose, 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 Hillrose includes coordinates 40.325813°N, 103.521889°W, situated in Morgan County. ZIP code 80733. 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.
