Colby, KS Weather Forecast
Thomas County, Kansas
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Colby, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Colby, KS at a glance
Colby is home to about 5,589 people in Thomas County, across 3.7 square miles. It ranks 61st by population of 99 places in Kansas with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Goodland, 36 miles away.
- County
- Thomas County
- Population
- 5,589 2023 est.
- Land area
- 3.7 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,527
- Forecast point
- 39.3847°N, 101.0451°W
How well can the network see Colby?
The nearest Doppler radar is KGLD (Goodland, KS), to the W. Its lowest scan passes about 2,200 ft above Colby. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Colby is closer to its radar than 63% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KCBK (Colby/Shaltz Fld). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Colby
- Goodland, KS36 mi
- McCook, NE61 mi
- Scott City, KS63 mi
- Burlington, CO66 mi
- Norton, KS69 mi
- Garden City, KS98 mi
- Hays, KS99 mi
- Yuma, CO102 mi
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