Colony, Kansas Weather
Colony, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Colony, Anderson County.
Full aviation weather for Colony is published on the Allen County Airport (KK88) page, 22 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. 6 airfields within reach of Colony 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 Colony: Garnett Municipal Airport (KK68) 26 km · Coffey County Airport (KUKL) 41 km · Yates Center Municipal Airport (K3JA) 41 km · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (KCNU) 46 km · Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI) 53 km
Conditions reported at KK88 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colony specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colony.
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.
Live animated radar for Colony 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
