Wellington, Colorado Weather
Wellington, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Wellington, Larimer County.
Full aviation weather for Wellington is published on the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) page, 28 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. 4 airfields within reach of Wellington 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 Wellington: Greeley–Weld County Airport (KGXY) 43 km · Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field (KCYS) 53 km · Easton/Valley View Airport (K11V) 53 km
Conditions reported at KFNL describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wellington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Wellington, Colorado
Wellington unfolds across a landscape where the High Plains begin their subtle, patient ascent toward the distant, snow-capped shoulders of the Rocky Mountains. It lies 9.1 miles north-north-east of Fort Collins, CO (from Fort Collins, CO: bearing 26°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-east of Laporte. The sky here is a vast, ever-present dome, often painted with the soft pastels of dawn or the dramatic, bruised purples of an approaching thunderstorm, casting long shadows across the flat, fertile land. Fields of alfalfa and corn stretch towards horizons that seem to ripple with heat during the summer months, their emerald and gold hues a stark contrast to the pale, dusty greens of the native grasses that cling to the earth in less cultivated tracts. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crispness that hints at the higher altitudes to the west, a clean, invigorating scent of dry earth and burgeoning life. The character of Wellington is deeply rooted in its agricultural heritage and its strategic position as a gateway to northern Colorado's expansive ranches and burgeoning industries. For generations, the fertile soil has sustained a hardy farming community, its economy intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the town's gentle, predictable pace. The Union Pacific Railroad played a pivotal role in its development, bringing prosperity and connecting Wellington to wider markets, a legacy still visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that lines the main thoroughfare. Today, while agriculture remains a vital thread, the town has also embraced a more diversified economic future, its proximity to larger urban centers and its own developing commercial base offering new opportunities, yet always with that characteristic sense of open space and quiet self-reliance that defines Wellington.
Live animated radar for Wellington 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 | Wellington, Larimer County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.703871°N, 105.008586°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80549 |
| Area Code | 303, 720 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wellington, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wellington, 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 Wellington includes coordinates 40.703871°N, 105.008586°W, situated in Larimer County. ZIP code 80549. 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.
