Starkville, Colorado Weather
Starkville, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Starkville, Las Animas County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Starkville.
About Starkville, Colorado
Starkville lies under a vast, cerulean sky, a place where the land unfurls in broad, sun-baked strokes. It lies 78.8 miles south of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 177°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-south-west of Trinidad. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones, a landscape of rolling plains that gradually ascend towards the hazy blue outlines of distant mesas, their profiles softened by the ceaseless whisper of the wind. Sagebrush, resilient and aromatic, dots the open country, its silvery-green a stark contrast against the ochre dust that coats everything with a fine, persistent film. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of wild grasses and the mineral tang of the soil, a perfume as ancient as the rock formations that punctuate the horizon. The very light here seems different, a luminous gold that spills across the land, imbuing the sparse vegetation and the weathered fences with a fleeting, incandescent beauty. The history of Starkville is inextricably tied to the mineral wealth that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy that still echoes in the quietude of its streets. For decades, coal mining was the lifeblood of this region, drawing generations of families to carve out an existence from the unforgiving earth. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the spirit of resilience and hard work remains, a characteristic woven into the fabric of Starkville’s identity. The local economy, now more diversified, leans towards agriculture and the quiet hum of small businesses that cater to the needs of the surrounding ranches and the enduring residents. There is a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet dignity in the way life moves at a pace dictated not by urgency, but by the turning of seasons and the steady rhythm of the sun’s arc across the immense Colorado sky.
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| Location | Starkville, Las Animas County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.115298°N, 104.524153°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81082 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Starkville, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Starkville, 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 Starkville includes coordinates 37.115298°N, 104.524153°W, situated in Las Animas County. ZIP code 81082. 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. 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.
