Security-Widefield, Colorado Weather
Security-Widefield, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Security-Widefield, El Paso County.
Full aviation weather for Security-Widefield is published on the City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) page, 6 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 Security-Widefield 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 Security-Widefield: Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field (KFCS) 10 km · USAF Academy Airfield (KAFF) 24 km · Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY) 25 km · Fremont County Airport (K1V6) 49 km · Calhan Airport (K5V4) 50 km
Conditions reported at KCOS describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Security-Widefield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Security-Widefield, Colorado
Security-Widefield sprawls across a high prairie landscape, where the sky feels vast and the sun burns with a fierce, unblinking intensity. It lies 6.0 miles north-north-west of Fountain, CO (from Fountain, CO: bearing 339°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-east of Colorado Springs. The terrain here is mostly flat, a gently rolling expanse that stretches towards the distant, often snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains, a majestic backdrop that lends a sense of grandeur to the everyday. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a dry, crisp scent, tinged with the faint perfume of sagebrush and the dust kicked up by passing vehicles. Streetlights gleam like scattered constellations against the deepening twilight, illuminating rows of houses and businesses that seem to cling to the earth, unpretentious and resilient. The story of Security-Widefield is one of post-war expansion and a steady, practical growth. Its origins are tied to the nearby military installations, a presence that has shaped its economy and a significant portion of its character, bringing a transient yet vital energy to the community. The local economy is a mosaic of service industries, retail, and the ongoing support for these federal facilities, a quiet hum of activity that underpins daily life. There are no grand historical monuments or ancient ruins here, but rather the enduring spirit of people building lives and futures on this wide-open land, a testament to the enduring human drive for stability and belonging. The nearby Fountain Creek, though often a murmur rather than a roar, provides a subtle vein of life through the drier stretches, a reminder of water's persistent journey across the plains.
Live animated radar for Security-Widefield 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 | Security-Widefield, El Paso County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.764096°N, 104.740427°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80911 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Security-Widefield, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Security-Widefield, 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 Security-Widefield includes coordinates 38.764096°N, 104.740427°W, situated in El Paso County. ZIP code 80911. 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.
