Rocky Ford, Colorado Weather
Rocky Ford, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Rocky Ford, Otero County.
Full aviation weather for Rocky Ford is published on the La Junta Municipal Airport (KLHX) page, 18 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. 2 airfields within reach of Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford: City of Las Animas Bent County Airport (K7V9) 42 km
Conditions reported at KLHX describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rocky Ford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rocky Ford, Colorado
Rocky Ford lies in a wide basin where the Arkansas River, a ribbon of dusty jade in the summer sun, has shaped the land. It lies 50.3 miles east-south-east of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 106°T), and is situated 10.7 miles west-north-west of La Junta. The sky here is a vast, indifferent canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, and the air carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and the faint sweetness of distant alfalfa fields. Low-slung buildings, their paint faded by relentless sunlight, huddle together as if for warmth against the immense prairie expanse, and the asphalt roads radiate heat in shimmering waves that blur the edges of vision. The character of Rocky Ford is one of enduring resilience, a quiet stoicism written in the weathered faces of its people and the determined way the cottonwood trees cling to the riverbanks. This is a place where the land itself has dictated the fortunes of its inhabitants for generations. The Arkansas River, once a wild and unpredictable force, now serves as the lifeblood for the sprawling agricultural operations that define the local economy, with cantaloupes and other fruits and vegetables thriving in the fertile soil. The town’s history is interwoven with the water, from early irrigation projects that tamed the river’s power to the modern agricultural endeavors that continue to sustain Rocky Ford. The distinct sweetness of the cantaloupes, a product of this sun-drenched environment and the skilled hands that tend them, has earned Rocky Ford a national reputation, a small but potent legacy born from the challenging beauty of the southeastern Colorado plains.
Live animated radar for Rocky Ford 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 | Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.052508°N, 103.720227°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81067 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rocky Ford, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rocky Ford, 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 Rocky Ford includes coordinates 38.052508°N, 103.720227°W, situated in Otero County. ZIP code 81067. 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.
