Leon, New York Weather
Leon, New York — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Leon, Cattaraugus County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Leon. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Leon is published on the Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (KJHW) page, 25 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 Leon 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 Leon: Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport (KDKK) 31 km · Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (KOLE) 53 km · Arcade Tri County Airport (KD23) 57 km · Pratt's Eastern Divide Airport (KD88) 57 km · Brokenstraw Airport (KP15) 59 km
Conditions reported at KJHW describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Leon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Leon.
About Leon, New York
Leon rests in the rolling hills of Cattaraugus County, a landscape etched by glaciers and softened by centuries of wind and rain. It lies 17.6 miles north-east of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 40°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-west of Persia. Here, the land falls away in a series of broad, green shoulders, interspersed with darker, wooded ravines where the air often carries the damp scent of fallen leaves and slow-moving water. The sky overhead is vast, a canvas for the ever-changing moods of Western New York weather, from the sharp clarity of autumn mornings to the hushed, heavy grey of a winter's afternoon. Small farms, their barns weathered to a soft, sun-bleached red, punctuate the fields, their geometries a quiet counterpoint to the organic sprawl of the terrain. The roads, often gravel or a well-worn asphalt, meander like lazy streams, following the contours of the land, hinting at a pace of life dictated less by clocks and more by the turning of the seasons. The history of Leon is tied to the hardy spirit of those who first cleared these lands for agriculture, seeking fertile soil and a place to build a life from the ground up. The local economy, while varied, has long found its anchor in the enduring cycles of farming, with fields of corn and hay often stretching towards the horizon, a testament to persistent cultivation. In quieter times, the hum of machinery might be heard from a local workshop, a small engine repair or a custom woodworking shop, keeping alive a tradition of practical craftsmanship. Though not a place of grand monuments, Leon holds a distinct character, a quiet resilience evident in its well-kept farmsteads and the steady, unhurried way of its inhabitants, a community that knows the value of a clear day and the quiet satisfaction of honest work.
Live animated radar for Leon 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 | Leon, Cattaraugus County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42.293116°N, 79.016428°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 14726, 14751 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leon, New York Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leon, New York, 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 Leon includes coordinates 42.293116°N, 79.016428°W, situated in Cattaraugus County. ZIP code 14726, 14751. Telephone area code: 607. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
