Laird, Colorado Weather
Laird, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Laird, Yuma County.
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About Laird, Colorado
Laird sprawls across a landscape sculpted by wind and sun, a place where the earth exhales a dry, dusty scent that clings to everything. It lies 139.4 miles east of Greeley, CO (from Greeley, CO: bearing 99°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east of Wray. The horizon here is a vast, unbroken line, interrupted only by the stoic shapes of distant buttes and the occasional, determined silhouette of a cottonwood tree, its leaves a shimmering silver against the pale blue sky. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, rust, and a pale, sun-bleached tan, stretching out in wide, open plains that seem to absorb the very light. Even the air has a certain texture, dry and carrying the faint whisper of prairie grasses bending in an unseen current, a constant, subtle reminder of the immensity that surrounds Laird. The history of Laird is etched into its very soil, a testament to the grit of those who settled this land in pursuit of an agricultural dream. It’s a place that once pulsed with the promise of wheat and cattle, its economy tied to the fertile, if often unforgiving, earth. Though the days of grand harvests may have softened, the spirit of self-reliance endures, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The few structures that mark the landscape, weathered by decades of sun and wind, seem to lean into each other for support, a silent community of buildings bearing witness to the passage of time. The local gathering place, a general store that has seen generations come and go, still serves as the heart of Laird, a place where stories are exchanged and the present is grounded in the shared past.
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| Location | Laird, Yuma County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.08249°N, 102.103522°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80758 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Laird, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Laird, 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 Laird includes coordinates 40.082490°N, 102.103522°W, situated in Yuma County. ZIP code 80758. 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.
