Ponderosa Park, Colorado Weather
Ponderosa Park, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ponderosa Park, Elbert County.
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About Ponderosa Park, Colorado
Ponderosa Park unfurls across a landscape painted in broad strokes of earthy ochre and dusty sage, where the high plains begin their slow, deliberate ascent into the foothills. It lies 9.6 miles south-east of Parker, CO (from Parker, CO: bearing 142°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-east of The Pinery. The ground here is a study in resilience, a tapestry of hardy grasses and scattered, wind-sculpted ponderosa pines that give the park its name, their needles whispering secrets on the prevailing breeze. Vast skies, an ever-changing canvas of cerulean and bruised twilight, dominate the horizon, their immensity a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this place. The air itself carries a crispness, a clean, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine resin, a perfume unique to this high-altitude prairie. The history of Ponderosa Park is one of quiet tenacity, its economy rooted in the land’s bounty and the enduring spirit of its people. Ranching has long been the backbone, the rolling pastures supporting herds of cattle that graze under the watchful gaze of the mountains. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of open space and the fertile, if challenging, terrain, carved out lives here, their legacy evident in the scattered homesteads and the enduring sense of self-reliance that pervades the community. While not a hub of industry, the local economy thrives on agriculture and the growing appeal of its unspoiled natural beauty, attracting those who seek refuge from the clamor of busier locales. The very stones underfoot seem to hum with the echoes of generations who have worked this land, their efforts etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of Ponderosa Park itself.
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| Location | Ponderosa Park, Elbert County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.408322°N, 104.651083°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80107 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ponderosa Park, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ponderosa Park, 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 Ponderosa Park includes coordinates 39.408322°N, 104.651083°W, situated in Elbert County. ZIP code 80107. 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. 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.
