Sheridan Lake, Colorado Weather
Sheridan Lake, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sheridan Lake, Kiowa County.
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About Sheridan Lake, Colorado
Sheridan Lake lies beneath a sky that stretches, an immense canvas of pale blue fading to the softest lavender at its edges. It lies 84.3 miles west-north-west of Garden City, KS (from Garden City, KS: bearing 294°T), and is situated 24.7 miles south of Cheyenne Wells. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a vast, gently rolling prairie that seems to breathe with the wind, punctuated by scrubby junipers and the occasional tenacious cottonwood. Dust, fine as talc, coats everything, a constant reminder of the arid embrace of this southeastern Colorado expanse. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, sweet perfume of sun-baked grasses and the distant, earthy aroma of cattle. Even in the midday heat, a certain stillness pervades, a quietude that allows the sharp, clear call of a meadowlark to cut through the silence like a silver thread. The history of Sheridan Lake is deeply entwined with the struggle for water in this dry country, a persistent theme that shaped its founding and continues to inform its character. Originally a natural depression, the lake became a vital resource, its creation through a dam marking a turning point for ranchers and farmers who sought to tame this rugged landscape. The local economy, predictably, leans heavily on agriculture, with cattle ranching and the cultivation of drought-resistant crops forming the backbone of its sustenance. There's a palpable sense of resilience here, a quiet determination born from generations who understood the fickle nature of the weather and the preciousness of every drop. Sheridan Lake, though modest in its outward appearance, holds a quiet strength, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who chose to make their lives on this wide-open prairie.
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| Location | Sheridan Lake, Kiowa County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38.466681°N, 102.292131°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 81071 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sheridan Lake, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sheridan Lake, 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 Sheridan Lake includes coordinates 38.466681°N, 102.292131°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. 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.
