Brandon, Colorado Weather
Brandon, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brandon, Kiowa County.
Full aviation weather for Brandon is published on the Eads Municipal Airport (K9V7) page, 32 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. 3 airfields within reach of Brandon 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 Brandon: Southeast Colorado Regional Airport (KLAA) 48 km · Holly Airport (KK08) 54 km
Conditions reported at K9V7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brandon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Brandon.
About Brandon, Colorado
Brandon, Colorado, exists as a breath held on the high plains, a place where the land stretches out in an unbroken expanse of tawny grass and the sky seems to press down with an almost tangible weight. It lies 91.2 miles west-north-west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 292°T), and is situated 18.7 miles east of Eads. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a vast, softly rolling prairie that whispers of ancient seabeds and the slow, persistent work of wind and water. In the distance, the horizon is a clean, sharp line, a boundary between the immense blue of the sky and the muted earth tones, a visual echo of the quietude that permeates the air. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a remarkable clarity, a golden wash that illuminates the dust motes dancing in the stillness and lends a luminous quality to even the most ordinary scrubland. The story of Brandon is inextricably linked to the cultivation of the land and the hardy spirit of those who have sought to draw sustenance from it. Historically, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this region, with ranches and farms dotting the landscape, their fields a testament to the resilience required to coax life from this semi-arid environment. The economy, while modest, remains anchored in the cycles of the seasons and the enduring work of ranching and farming. There are no grand monuments or bustling marketplaces here, but rather a quiet dignity in the way life unfolds, a steady rhythm dictated by the sun and the earth, a character forged by the vastness of its surroundings and the enduring strength of its people.
Live animated radar for Brandon 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 | Brandon, Kiowa County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.4464°N, 102.439633°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81071 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brandon, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brandon, 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 Brandon includes coordinates 38.446400°N, 102.439633°W, situated in Kiowa County. ZIP code 81071. 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.
