Lochbuie, Colorado Weather
Lochbuie, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Lochbuie, Weld County.
Full aviation weather for Lochbuie is published on the Platte Valley Airpark (K18V) page, 10 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. 6 airfields within reach of Lochbuie 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 Lochbuie: Denver International Airport (KDEN) 17 km · Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK) 28 km · Colorado Air and Space Port (KCFO) 29 km · Buckley Space Force Base (KBKF) 34 km · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) 36 km
Conditions reported at K18V describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lochbuie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lochbuie, Colorado
Lochbuie spreads its quiet presence across a landscape that feels both vast and intimate, a place where the prairie rolls with a subtle, patient grace. It lies 5.7 miles east-north-east of Brighton, CO (from Brighton, CO: bearing 75°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-east of Fort Lupton. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and dun prevailing under a sky that often seems to stretch to infinity, its canvas shifting from the brilliant blue of midday to the bruised purples and soft grays of approaching evening. Occasional clusters of cottonwood trees, their leaves whispering secrets on the breeze, offer islands of darker green against the prevailing grasses, and the air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the distant aroma of sun-baked earth and growing things. Even the wind, when it comes, feels like a presence, a steady, persistent breath that shapes the very character of Lochbuie. The story of Lochbuie is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent hum of agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, this has been a place where the land provides, where the rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life, and the economy is woven from the sturdy threads of farming and ranching. You can see it in the silos that punctuate the horizon, silent sentinels of past abundance, and in the weathered barns that stand as testaments to hard work and quiet resilience. While not a place of bustling tourism, Lochbuie holds a distinct charm, a palpable sense of community that is both understated and deeply felt, a place where neighbors still know each other's names and the passing of time feels measured by the turning seasons rather than the ticking clock.
Live animated radar for Lochbuie 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.
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| Location | Lochbuie, Weld County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.007206°N, 104.716079°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80603 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lochbuie, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lochbuie, 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 Lochbuie includes coordinates 40.007206°N, 104.716079°W, situated in Weld County. ZIP code 80603. 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.
