Vernon, Colorado Weather
Vernon, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vernon, Yuma County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vernon.
About Vernon, Colorado
Vernon unfolds onto a vast, flat expanse where the sky seems to claim more territory than the land itself. It lies 130.6 miles east-south-east of Greeley, CO (from Greeley, CO: bearing 104°T), and is situated 10.2 miles south-south-west of Wray. The horizon, a clean, sharp line, is punctuated only by the occasional windmill, its blades turning with a slow, deliberate creak against the immense blue. The soil here, a rich, deep brown, lies open to the elements, a testament to the relentless sun and the infrequent, but powerful, rains that shape this corner of Yuma County. Dust devils dance across the dry fields in the heat of the afternoon, ephemeral spirits of the prairie, and the air, when it’s still, carries the faint, dry scent of sun-baked earth and distant alfalfa. Vernon’s story is one of resilience and quiet perseverance, deeply rooted in the agricultural heartland of eastern Colorado. For generations, the land has provided, yielding crops that sustain the local economy, the lifeblood of this small settlement flowing through its grain elevators and the hardy spirit of its people. The railroad, a vital artery in its early days, still hums with the passage of freight trains, a reminder of the connections that brought life and commerce to this place. It’s a community where neighborly nods are as common as the wide-open spaces, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the setting sun paints the western sky in hues of bruised purple and fiery orange, a daily spectacle for those who call Vernon home.
Live animated radar for Vernon and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Vernon, Yuma County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.946379°N, 102.315474°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80755 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vernon, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vernon, 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 Vernon includes coordinates 39.946379°N, 102.315474°W, situated in Yuma County. ZIP code 80755. 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.
