Leigh, Nebraska Weather
Leigh, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leigh, Colfax County.
Full aviation weather for Leigh is published on the Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU) page, 30 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. 4 airfields within reach of Leigh 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 Leigh: Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (KOFK) 35 km · Scribner State Airport (KSCB) 52 km · David City Municipal Airport (K93Y) 54 km
Conditions reported at KOLU describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Leigh specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Leigh.
About Leigh, Nebraska
Leigh rests in the broad, sun-washed expanse of eastern Nebraska, a place where the sky seems to hold dominion. It lies 24.1 miles south-south-east of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 158°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-south-west of Clarkson. The land here is a study in gentle swells and shallow valleys, a canvas of rich, dark soil that hints at generations of cultivation. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rippling green and gold seas, broken only by the occasional stand of cottonwoods or the silver thread of a small creek. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of ripening grain and the faint, dusty perfume of prairie grasses, a subtle fragrance that clings to the senses. Even the wind seems to move with a deliberate, unhurried grace across this open country. This is a landscape shaped by the relentless ambition of farmers, a tradition that has defined Leigh for over a century. The town itself, a cluster of modest buildings, is a testament to the resilience and quiet industry of its people. The local economy is inextricably tied to the fertile earth, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the horizon, ready to receive the bounty of the harvest. While no grand monuments mark its history, the stories are etched in the weathered wood of the old general store and the quiet hum of machinery in the agricultural co-op, a place where the pulse of Leigh's livelihood beats strongest.
Live animated radar for Leigh 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 | Leigh, Colfax County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 41.705287°N, 97.238095°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68643 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leigh, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leigh, Nebraska, 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 Leigh includes coordinates 41.705287°N, 97.238095°W, situated in Colfax County. ZIP code 68643. Telephone area code: 402. 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.
