Holly, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Holly, Prowers County.
Full aviation weather for Holly is published on the Holly Airport (KK08) page, 2 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 Holly 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 Holly: Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport (K3K3) 33 km · Southeast Colorado Regional Airport (KLAA) 50 km
Conditions reported at KK08 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Holly specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Holly.
Holly, Colorado, unfolds under a vast, indifferent sky, a place where the horizon stretches so far it seems to curve. It lies 68.3 miles west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 275°T), and is situated 27.2 miles east of Lamar. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a gentle, almost imperceptible rise and fall of prairie, punctuated by sparse, hardy grasses that cling to the soil with tenacious grace. The air, especially when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint dust of fields and the subtle sweetness of distant wildflowers. Wind is a constant companion, a sculptor of the subtle contours of the landscape and a whisper through the telephone wires that trace their unwavering lines across the open country. The history of Holly is intrinsically tied to the railroads that once promised to knit this corner of Prowers County into the wider world. While the trains may not rumble through with the same frequency, the legacy of agriculture remains the heartbeat of Holly. Ranching and farming, primarily of grains and cattle, define the local economy, the rhythms of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. The character of Holly is one of quiet resilience, a community that understands the profound beauty of endurance. It is a place where the stars are a spectacle each night, a reminder of the immense, untamed beauty that surrounds this small settlement.
Live animated radar for Holly 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 | Holly, Prowers County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.052234°N, 102.122685°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81047 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holly, 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 Holly includes coordinates 38.052234°N, 102.122685°W, situated in Prowers County. ZIP code 81047. 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.