Leith, North Dakota Weather
Leith, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Leith, Grant County.
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About Leith, North Dakota
Leith sits on a broad, open prairie, where the land rolls out in vast, unbroken sweeps toward horizons that seem impossibly distant. It lies 51.1 miles south-west of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 233°T), and is situated 10.5 miles east-south-east of Elgin. The sky here is a dominant presence, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blues of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, painting the low, scattered buildings with a fleeting, ethereal light. The air, clean and sharp, carries the scent of dry grasses and the faint, earthy perfume of soil that has known generations of sun and wind. Sparse stands of cottonwoods, their leaves a vibrant, quivering green against the muted landscape, offer islands of shade, their rustling a soft counterpoint to the pervasive quiet. The story of Leith is one of resilience, deeply rooted in the fertile soil of Grant County. Once a hub for agriculture, its economy has ebbed and flowed with the fortunes of the land, its fields yielding wheat and barley under the vast North Dakota sky. The echoes of its past linger in the weathered wood of old farmsteads and the quiet dignity of its few remaining businesses, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called Leith home. The town, though small, possesses a distinct character, a sense of unhurried perseverance that defines life on these wide-open plains, where community is forged in shared experience and the quiet strength of neighbors.
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| Location | Leith, Grant County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 46.35834°N, 101.63653°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58529 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Leith, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leith, North Dakota, 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 Leith includes coordinates 46.358340°N, 101.636530°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 58529. Telephone area code: 701. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
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.
