Merino, Colorado Weather
Merino, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Merino, Logan County.
Full aviation weather for Merino is published on the Sterling Municipal Airport (KSTK) page, 16 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 Merino 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 Merino: Brush Municipal Airport (K7V5) 31 km · Colorado Plains Regional Airport (KAKO) 36 km · Fort Morgan Municipal Airport (KFMM) 42 km
Conditions reported at KSTK describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Merino specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Merino.
About Merino, Colorado
Merino breathes the wide-open air of northeastern Colorado, a place where the land stretches out in broad, unbroken plains under a sky that seems to go on forever. It lies 71.5 miles east of Greeley, CO (from Greeley, CO: bearing 86°T), and is situated 12.4 miles south-west of Sterling. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a gentle rise and fall of prairie grasses that catch the wind and ripple like a golden sea. The light itself has a particular quality, especially in the late afternoon, when it softens and casts long, lazy shadows that stretch across the fields, giving the landscape a quiet, almost reverent glow. The air carries the faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant hay, a scent that clings to everything, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the center of Merino. The history of Merino is etched into the land by the relentless plow and the steady hand of those who sought to cultivate it. Founded as a railroad town, its economy has long been tied to the fortunes of agriculture, particularly the raising of wheat and corn, crops that have weathered the capricious Colorado weather for generations. The grain elevators, stoic sentinels against the horizon, still stand as monuments to this enduring industry, their silhouettes sharp against the vast expanse of the sky. While the railroad's dominance may have waned, the spirit of resilience and the quiet industry of its people remain, a testament to the enduring character of Merino and its deep roots in this fertile, sun-drenched prairie.
Live animated radar for Merino 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 | Merino, Logan County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.482482°N, 103.351328°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80741 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Merino, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Merino, 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 Merino includes coordinates 40.482482°N, 103.351328°W, situated in Logan County. ZIP code 80741. 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.
