Lamar, Colorado Weather
Lamar, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Lamar, Prowers County.
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About Lamar, Colorado
Lamar unfurls itself across the high plains, a broad, sun-baked expanse where the sky seems to press down with an almost physical weight. It lies 95.5 miles west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 275°T), and is situated 28.5 miles south-south-east of Eads. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, vast fields of sorghum and corn stretching to horizons that appear to ripple under the heat. Cottonwood trees, hardy and tenacious, cluster along the faint veins of water that trace through the terrain, their leaves catching the relentless sunlight in a shimmering dance. Even the air itself feels wide, carrying the scent of dry earth and the distant, lowing call of cattle. The buildings of Lamar, mostly low-slung and painted in muted earth tones, seem to absorb the light rather than reflect it, blending into the landscape as if they, too, had grown from the soil. This is a place shaped by the persistent spirit of agriculture and the enduring legacy of the Santa Fe Trail, which once carried travelers across these very plains. Lamar’s economy is deeply rooted in the rich soil, with sugar beets and other crops forming the backbone of its prosperity, feeding processing plants that hum with quiet industry. The Arkansas River, a vital artery in this arid region, flows nearby, its presence a constant reminder of the lifeblood that sustains the land and its people. The town retains a sense of quiet purpose, a place where days are measured by the sun's arc and the steady rhythm of harvest, a testament to the enduring strength of those who have chosen to make their home on this open, wind-swept canvas.
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| Location | Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.087231°N, 102.62075°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81052 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lamar, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lamar, 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 Lamar includes coordinates 38.087231°N, 102.620750°W, situated in Prowers County. ZIP code 81052. 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.
