Las Animas, Colorado Weather
Las Animas, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Las Animas, Bent County.
Full aviation weather for Las Animas is published on the City of Las Animas Bent County Airport (K7V9) page, 2 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 Las Animas 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 Las Animas: La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX) 25 km · Southeast Colorado Regional Airport (KLAA) 46 km · Eads Municipal Airport (K9V7) 58 km
Conditions reported at K7V9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Las Animas specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Las Animas, Colorado
Las Animas rests on the high plains, a wide expanse where the Arkansas River has patiently etched its course. It lies 76.4 miles east of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 99°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-north-east of La Junta. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of ochre and dun, broken by the occasional brave green of cottonwoods lining the waterway. The sky above Las Animas is a vast canvas, its blues deepening to indigo as dusk approaches, a quiet grandeur that seems to absorb the day's heat. The air, when it moves, carries the scent of dry earth and the distant promise of rain, a constant reminder of the immense, open country that surrounds this place. The history of Las Animas is as deeply rooted as the sparse grasses that grip the soil. Once a vital stop on the Santa Fe Trail, its story is a confluence of westward expansion and the enduring spirit of those who settled this arid frontier. Today, agriculture defines the local economy, with fields of corn and sugar beets stretching towards the horizon, sustained by the life-giving waters of the Arkansas. The Bent County Fairgrounds, a hub of local activity, echoes with the laughter and cheers of generations, a testament to a community that cherishes its traditions and the quiet resilience of life on the plains.
Live animated radar for Las Animas 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 | Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.066674°N, 103.222708°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81054 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Las Animas, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Las Animas, 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 Las Animas includes coordinates 38.066674°N, 103.222708°W, situated in Bent County. ZIP code 81054. 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.
