Colony, Kansas Weather
Colony, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Colony, Anderson County.
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About Colony, Kansas
Colony rests in a gentle hollow where the Kansas prairie begins to soften its edges, hinting at the rolling hills that lie further south. It lies 62.6 miles south of Lawrence, KS (from Lawrence, KS: bearing 186°T), and is situated 10.3 miles north of Iola. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, particularly in late summer when the tall grasses turn to straw and the sky stretches a vast, unbroken blue overhead. Fields of wheat and corn, meticulously tended, checkerboard the landscape, their straight lines a subtle defiance of the land's natural contours. The air itself carries a dry, earthy scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of ripening grain, and in the evenings, the light takes on a burnished gold quality, bathing everything in a warm, fleeting glow. The history of Colony is tied to the westward expansion and the promise of fertile ground for settlers seeking a fresh start. Originally established by a German Baptist Brethren community, the town carries a quiet legacy of hard work and a deep connection to the soil that sustained it. The local economy, like many in this part of Anderson County, remains largely agricultural, with farming and ranching forming the backbone of its existence. While modernization has touched Colony, the pace of life retains a certain measured quality, a reflection of seasons and harvests rather than the frantic pulse of larger cities. The weathered signs of businesses that have served generations hint at a resilience, a quiet determination to endure.
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| Location | Colony, Anderson County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.070863°N, 95.365536°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66015 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colony, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colony, Kansas, 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 Colony includes coordinates 38.070863°N, 95.365536°W, situated in Anderson County. ZIP code 66015. Telephone area code: 913. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
