Portland, Colorado Weather
Portland, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Portland, Fremont County.
Full aviation weather for Portland is published on the Fremont County Airport (K1V6) page, 8 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. 5 airfields within reach of Portland 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 Portland: Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (KFCS) 40 km · Pueblo Memorial Airport (KPUB) 47 km · Silver West Airport (KC08) 52 km · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) 54 km
Conditions reported at K1V6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Portland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Portland.
About Portland, Colorado
Portland lies at the confluence of stark, sun-baked mesas and the rugged foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a landscape that seems to hold its breath under the vast Colorado sky. It lies 16.6 miles west of Pueblo West, CO (from Pueblo West, CO: bearing 280°T), and is situated 2.3 miles south of Penrose. The terrain here is a study in ochre and sage, where the Arkansas River has patiently etched its course, leaving behind a ribbon of green against the arid backdrop. Dust motes dance in the sharp shafts of sunlight that pierce the dry air, illuminating the scattered junipers and the weathered outcrops of rock that punctuate the rolling expanse. The air itself carries a faint, dry scent of sun-warmed stone and resilient scrub, a testament to nature's enduring power in this high-altitude desert. Once a vital hub for the booming mining industry that defined much of Fremont County's early prosperity, Portland retains echoes of that industrious past, though its economy has diversified. The Arkansas River, a constant presence, now draws visitors for its renowned whitewater rafting and fishing, injecting a new kind of vibrancy into the region. This waterway, a lifeblood for both nature and recreation, flows past the town, a cool counterpoint to the sun-drenched surroundings. The community here carries a quiet resilience, a reflection of the land and the generations who have worked it, fostering a pace of life that feels deliberate and unhurried, a gentle rhythm against the dramatic geological theatre.
Live animated radar for Portland 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 | Portland, Fremont County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.391112°N, 105.024985°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81226, 81432 |
| Area Code | 719 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Portland, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Portland, 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 Portland includes coordinates 38.391112°N, 105.024985°W, situated in Fremont County. ZIP code 81226, 81432. Telephone area code: 719. 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.
