Leeds, North Dakota Weather
Leeds, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leeds, Benson County.
Full aviation weather for Leeds is published on the Leeds Municipal Airport (KD31) page, 3 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 Leeds 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 Leeds: Cando Municipal Airport (K9D7) 26 km · Devils Lake Regional Airport (KDVL) 44 km · Rugby Municipal Airport (KRUG) 45 km
Conditions reported at KD31 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Leeds specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Leeds.
About Leeds, North Dakota
Leeds unfolds across a broad, gently rolling prairie, where the horizon stretches in an unbroken curve of sky meeting earth. It lies 85.6 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 87°T), and is situated 17.2 miles south-west of Cando. The land here is a study in subtle greens and golds, a vast canvas painted with the hues of ripening grain under the wide, pale blue of the North Dakota sky. Wind, a constant, invisible sculptor, breathes across the open spaces, rustling the stalks of wheat and corn, and carrying the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked soil. In the quiet afternoons, the light can soften to a buttery luminescence, bathing the landscape in a warm, golden haze that seems to hold the very essence of prairie stillness. The history of Leeds is as deep-rooted as the crops that have long sustained its people. Originally established by settlers drawn to the fertile soil, the town's economy has always been intrinsically tied to agriculture, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, marking the ebb and flow of harvests. The community’s character is one of resilience and quiet perseverance, a spirit forged by the challenges and rewards of life on the plains. While not a place of grand monuments, its distinctive charm lies in the sturdy, unpretentious buildings that line its main street, each holding its own silent narrative of the generations who have called Leeds home.
Live animated radar for Leeds 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 | Leeds, Benson County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.288888°N, 99.437635°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58346 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leeds, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leeds, North Dakota, 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 Leeds includes coordinates 48.288888°N, 99.437635°W, situated in Benson County. ZIP code 58346. Telephone area code: 701. 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.
