Welby, Colorado Weather
Welby, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Welby, Adams County.
Full aviation weather for Welby is published on the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) page, 16 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 Welby 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 Welby: Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK) 21 km · Buckley Space Force Base (KBKF) 23 km · Denver International Airport (KDEN) 24 km · Centennial Airport (KAPA) 31 km · Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) 32 km
Conditions reported at KBJC describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Welby specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Welby, Colorado
Welby unfolds across a broad, sun-baked expanse, a landscape where the plains begin their subtle ascent towards the distant, snow-capped guardians of the west. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-east of Thornton, CO (from Thornton, CO: bearing 163°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-north-east of Denver. The land here is a study in muted tones, ochre and sagebrush giving way to the richer greens of irrigated fields, a testament to the persistent coaxing of water from the sky and from beneath the earth. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of ripening crops and the mineral tang of the soil. This is a place where the sky feels immense, an endless canvas for the slow drift of clouds and the sharp, bright arc of the sun. The story of Welby is inextricably linked to the tenacious spirit of agriculture that has long defined this corner of Adams County, where the rich alluvial soil, fed by the South Platte River, has sustained generations of farmers. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land and the growing demand for produce, cultivated this territory, establishing a legacy of hard work and an intimate understanding of the seasons. The local economy, while diversified, still carries the deep roots of its agrarian past, with the steady hum of tractors and the seasonal rhythm of planting and harvest echoing through the open country. Notable for its enduring agricultural character, Welby remains a community that understands the value of a strong harvest and the quiet satisfaction of a land well-tended.
Live animated radar for Welby 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 | Welby, Adams County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.836653°N, 104.959146°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80229 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Welby, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Welby, 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 Welby includes coordinates 39.836653°N, 104.959146°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 80229. Telephone area code: 303, 720. 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.
