Stratton, Colorado Weather
Stratton, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Stratton, Kit Carson County.
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About Stratton, Colorado
Stratton rises from the vast, undulating prairie like a weathered ship navigating an ocean of wheat and sky. It lies 116.1 miles east of Parker, CO (from Parker, CO: bearing 97°T), and is situated 17.9 miles west of Burlington. The land around Stratton is a study in expansive horizons, where the earth meets the heavens in a clean, unbroken line, often softened by the haze of summer heat or the crisp, crystalline air of winter. Fields of grain, gold and green in their seasons, stretch to the edge of vision, broken only by the occasional cluster of cottonwoods or a solitary windmill pumping its stoic rhythm against the immense silence. The character of Stratton is etched in the sturdy, unpretentious buildings that line its main street, a testament to resilience and practicality, where the sky, immense and ever-present, seems to dictate the very pace of life. The history of Stratton is deeply intertwined with the railroads that once thundered through this country, bringing settlers and the promise of agriculture to this wide-open territory. Its economy, then and now, has been deeply rooted in the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators standing as proud sentinels of its harvest. The land here whispers of generations who have coaxed life from its soil, a quiet persistence that defines the spirit of Stratton. One might notice the way the sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, dramatic shadows across the landscape, transforming the ordinary into something almost ethereal, a fleeting beauty that mirrors the transient nature of the prairie seasons.
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| Location | Stratton, Kit Carson County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.303328°N, 102.604645°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80813, 80836 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stratton, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stratton, 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 Stratton includes coordinates 39.303328°N, 102.604645°W, situated in Kit Carson County. ZIP code 80813, 80836. 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.
