Vona, Colorado Weather
Vona, Colorado — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Vona, Kit Carson County.
Full aviation weather for Vona is published on the Kit Carson County Airport (KITR) page, 40 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KITR describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vona specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vona.
About Vona, Colorado
Vona, Colorado, is a place defined by the vast, unbroken expanse of the high plains, where the sky seems to stretch into infinity. It lies 108.8 miles east of Parker, CO (from Parker, CO: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west of Stratton. The land here rolls in subtle, earth-toned waves, a tapestry of muted greens and ochres under a sun that burns with a steady intensity. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of the plains, occasionally pirouette across the horizon, their brief, energetic whirls a fleeting punctuation in the otherwise serene landscape. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of prairie grasses, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this corner of the world. The history of Vona is intertwined with the enduring spirit of those who sought a life on this seemingly austere frontier, their endeavors often tied to the land's capacity to yield sustenance. Agriculture, primarily the cultivation of hardy grains, has long been the backbone of Vona's economy, a testament to the resilience required to coax bounty from the soil. The railroad, a vital artery of commerce in its heyday, once brought a steady stream of life and goods, its presence a faded memory now, though the quiet hum of modern transportation still echoes the past. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions in Vona; instead, its distinctiveness lies in the unpretentious character of its people and the stark, honest beauty of its sweeping vistas, a quiet dignity that settles over the land as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the western sky in hues of bruised purple and molten gold.
Live animated radar for Vona 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Vona, Kit Carson County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39.303604°N, 102.742983°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 80861 |
| Area Code | 970 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vona, Colorado Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vona, 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 Vona includes coordinates 39.303604°N, 102.742983°W, situated in Kit Carson County. ZIP code 80861. 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.
