Leonardville, Kansas Weather
Leonardville, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leonardville, Riley County.
Full aviation weather for Leonardville is published on the Clay Center Municipal Airport (KCYW) page, 26 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 Leonardville 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 Leonardville: Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK) 30 km · Marshall Army Air Field (KFRI) 36 km · Freeman Field (K3JC) 36 km · Washington County Memorial Airport (K38) 44 km · Wamego Municipal Airport (K69K) 55 km
Conditions reported at KCYW describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Leonardville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Leonardville.
About Leonardville, Kansas
Leonardville rises from the rolling Flint Hills, a landscape of wide, open skies and undulating prairies that stretch to the horizon. It lies 19.8 miles north-west of Manhattan, KS (from Manhattan, KS: bearing 309°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-north-west of Riley. The air here, especially in the quiet mornings, carries the clean scent of sun-baked earth and distant hayfields, a subtle perfume that clings to the low-slung buildings and the few sturdy trees that punctuate the scene. The land itself, a rich, dark soil, has been shaped by wind and rain into gentle swells, a topography that invites the eye to wander and the spirit to breathe deep. Here, life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the slow turning of the earth, a rhythm that feels both ancient and enduring. The history of Leonardville is etched in the persistent spirit of those who first settled this prairie land, their endeavors fueled by the promise of fertile ground and the quiet determination to build a life. The local economy, long tied to the agricultural heart of Riley County, still finds its strength in the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a legacy that can be seen in the silos that dot the countryside and the weathered barns that stand as sentinels to generations of hard work. While not a hub of grand industry, Leonardville’s character is defined by its resilient community and the shared understanding that comes from living in a place where the land itself is a constant, vital presence. The quietude of the evenings, when the setting sun paints the western sky in hues of amber and rose, often brings a stillness that allows one to hear the faint murmur of the wind through the tall grasses, a sound that has accompanied this place for centuries.
Live animated radar for Leonardville 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 | Leonardville, Riley County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39.364442°N, 96.858901°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 66449 |
| Area Code | 913 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leonardville, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leonardville, 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 Leonardville includes coordinates 39.364442°N, 96.858901°W, situated in Riley County. ZIP code 66449. 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.
