Howard, Colorado Weather
Howard, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Howard, Fremont County.
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About Howard, Colorado
Howard sleeps in a wide valley, a place where the Arkansas River, still young but gaining confidence, has smoothed the land into broad plains. It lies 44.7 miles east-south-east of Bayamón, PR (from Bayamón, PR: bearing 122°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-west of Coaldale. Sagebrush and piñon pine cling to the slopes that rise, not abruptly, but with a gradual, patient ascent, towards the distant blue shoulders of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The air here, especially as the sun begins its long descent, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of dust and resilient scrub. Here and there, cottonwood trees, their leaves a vibrant, almost artificial green, mark the presence of water, their roots delving deep into the thirsty earth. The sky is a vast dome, often an intense, clear blue, so wide it feels like it could swallow the entire world. The story of Howard is written in the very bedrock of Fremont County, a land shaped by ancient geological forces and the restless spirit of prospectors and homesteaders. For generations, this valley has been a pathway, a place of passage and settlement, its economy tied to the land and the resources it yields. Ranching and agriculture have long been the quiet engines of Howard, the fertile strips along the river supporting cattle and crops. But the echoes of mining, of boom and bust, still linger in the landscape, a subtle undertone to the unhurried rhythm of daily life. The river itself, a constant presence, offers its own kind of beauty, a silver ribbon threading through the golden fields, a lifeline to the land.
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| Location | Howard, Fremont County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.448608°N, 105.835285°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81233 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Howard, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Howard, 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 Howard includes coordinates 38.448608°N, 105.835285°W, situated in Fremont County. ZIP code 81233. Telephone area code: 719. 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.
