Lehigh, Kansas Weather
Lehigh, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lehigh, Marion County.
Full aviation weather for Lehigh is published on the Hiebert Airfield (K17Q) page, 18 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 Lehigh 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 Lehigh: Moundridge Municipal Airport (K47K) 25 km · Mc Pherson Airport (KMPR) 34 km · Newton City-County Airport (KEWK) 35 km · Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN) 56 km · Herington Regional Airport (KHRU) 56 km
Conditions reported at K17Q describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lehigh specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lehigh.
About Lehigh, Kansas
Lehigh rests on the Kansas prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch endlessly, a vast, blue canvas brushed with the softest clouds. It lies 36.3 miles south-south-east of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 153°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west-north-west of Hillsboro. The land around Lehigh is a study in subtle contours, gently rolling fields of wheat and corn that ripple like a golden sea under the prairie sun. Ancient cottonwoods, their leaves a vibrant green in the summer, stand sentinel along the infrequent watercourses, offering a welcome dappled shade. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and wild grasses, a fragrance that deepens with the approaching dusk, when the horizon ignites in hues of apricot and rose. Lehigh's past is deeply entwined with the earth it occupies, a history etched in coal. This small community was once a bustling hub for mining, its very existence fueled by the black seams beneath the prairie. The legacy of those industrious days can still be felt, a quiet resilience in the faces of its residents and in the enduring spirit of Lehigh. The local economy, though transformed from its mining roots, still draws strength from the agricultural bounty of Marion County. Today, the rhythm of life in Lehigh is unhurried, a gentle cadence punctuated by the changing seasons and the enduring connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Lehigh 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 | Lehigh, Marion County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 38.372787°N, 97.303086°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67073 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lehigh, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lehigh, 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 Lehigh includes coordinates 38.372787°N, 97.303086°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 67073. Telephone area code: 785. 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.
