Leitchfield, Kentucky Weather
Leitchfield, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leitchfield, Grayson County.
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About Leitchfield, Kentucky
Leitchfield, Kentucky, unfolds across a landscape that is neither flat nor mountainous, but a pleasing, rolling terrain where broad fields of corn and soybeans give way to stands of mature oak and maple. It lies 28.0 miles west-south-west of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 238°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west-south-west of Clarkson. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant, lowing call of cattle. It’s a place where the sky feels expansive, a vast canvas of ever-changing blues and grays, and the roads, often bordered by the simple white fences of farms, curve with a quiet insistence through the countryside. The character of Leitchfield is one of unpretentious resilience, a community that has long drawn its sustenance from the generous, if sometimes demanding, earth. The history of Leitchfield is deeply entwined with the agricultural roots of Grayson County, a region that has seen generations of families work the land. While once a significant hub for timber and coal, its economy today still leans heavily on agriculture, with a steady hum of activity emanating from local businesses that serve the farming community and the surrounding residences. The nearby Nolin Lake, a popular recreational spot, draws visitors who appreciate the natural beauty of the area, its clear waters reflecting the surrounding hills. Leitchfield itself retains a sense of continuity, a place where the past is not so much forgotten as it is woven into the present day, evident in the sturdy, older buildings that stand alongside newer constructions, each telling a part of the ongoing story of this Kentucky locality.
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| Location | Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.480054°N, 86.293864°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42754, 42755 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leitchfield, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leitchfield, Kentucky, 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 Leitchfield includes coordinates 37.480054°N, 86.293864°W, situated in Grayson County. ZIP code 42754, 42755. Telephone area code: 270. 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.
