Laporte, Colorado Weather
Laporte, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Laporte, Larimer County.
Full aviation weather for Laporte is published on the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) page, 22 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 Laporte 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 Laporte: Greeley–Weld County Airport (KGXY) 48 km · Vance Brand Airport (KLMO) 52 km · Easton/Valley View Airport (K11V) 55 km
Conditions reported at KFNL describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Laporte specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Laporte.
About Laporte, Colorado
Laporte lies at the western edge of the Cache la Poudre River valley, where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin their ascent, a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers and the persistent flow of water. It lies 4.0 miles north-west of Fort Collins, CO (from Fort Collins, CO: bearing 315°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south-west of Wellington. Rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of sagebrush, native grasses, and scattered ponderosa pines, give way to steeper slopes that climb toward the sky. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild blossoms. The Poudre itself, a ribbon of clear, cool water, carves its path through the land, its banks often lined with willows and cottonwoods whose leaves, in autumn, blaze with hues of gold and russet. The history of Laporte is intrinsically tied to the Poudre River and the westward expansion of settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and the vibrant natural beauty. Originally a trading post, it witnessed the ebb and flow of pioneers, prospectors, and ranchers, each leaving their mark on the evolving character of the settlement. The local economy, once driven by agriculture and the livestock industry, now also embraces the burgeoning tourism that seeks the outdoor recreation the surrounding mountains and river offer, from fly-fishing to hiking. A quiet resilience seems to permeate Laporte, a sense of enduring connection to the land, where the pace of life allows for an appreciation of the subtle shifts in light and shadow as day yields to twilight.
Live animated radar for Laporte 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Laporte, Larimer County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.626371°N, 105.137758°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80535, 80524 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Laporte, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Laporte, 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 Laporte includes coordinates 40.626371°N, 105.137758°W, situated in Larimer County. ZIP code 80535, 80524. Telephone area code: 303, 720. 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.
