Kim, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kim, Las Animas County.
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Kim rests in a land sculpted by wind and sun, where the earth unfolds in vast, ochre-colored plains that rise and fall with a patient, ancient grace. It lies 97.8 miles south-east of Pueblo, CO (from Pueblo, CO: bearing 135°T), and is situated 42.0 miles west-south-west of Springfield. The sky above Kim is an immense canvas, stretching from horizon to horizon, a boundless blue by day that bleeds into a fiery spectacle of oranges and purples as the sun dips low, painting the scattered scrub and hardy grasses in a light that feels both raw and tender. The air itself carries the scent of dry earth and sun-baked sage, a fragrance that clings to your clothes and settles in your lungs, a quiet testament to the wildness that still holds sway here. The few buildings that comprise Kim are low-slung, weathered by the elements, blending almost imperceptibly into the muted palette of the surrounding landscape, their windows reflecting the endless expanse of the sky. The story of Kim is one of resilience, a quiet unfolding against a backdrop of hardy pioneering spirit. Historically, this corner of Las Animas County has been shaped by the enduring strength of ranching and agriculture, the land yielding its bounty to those who understand its subtle language and demand little more than respect. The economy, though modest, is tied to the earth, to the cattle that graze on the rolling pastures, and to the crops that manage to thrive under the wide Colorado sky. There are no grand monuments or bustling avenues here; instead, the distinctive character of Kim is found in the slow, deliberate rhythm of its days, in the shared nods between neighbors, and in the profound silence that settles over the plains after dusk, broken only by the whisper of the wind and the distant call of a coyote.
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| Location | Kim, Las Animas County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37.246686°N, 103.352161°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81049 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kim, 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 Kim includes coordinates 37.246686°N, 103.352161°W, situated in Las Animas County. ZIP code 81049. 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.