Sheridan Lake, Colorado Weather
Sheridan Lake, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sheridan Lake, Kiowa County.
Full aviation weather for Sheridan Lake is published on the Eads Municipal Airport (K9V7) page, 45 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 Sheridan Lake 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 Sheridan Lake: Holly Airport (KK08) 50 km · Southeast Colorado Regional Airport (KLAA) 56 km
Conditions reported at K9V7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 45 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sheridan Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sheridan Lake.
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.
Live animated radar for Sheridan Lake 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
