Lelia Lake, Texas Weather
Lelia Lake, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lelia Lake, Donley County.
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About Lelia Lake, Texas
Lelia Lake rests in a wide, sculpted basin where the prairie rolls toward the horizon, a place of subtle undulations under a sky that stretches to infinity. It lies 63.9 miles east-south-east of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 110°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-south-east of Clarendon. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and tan giving way to the pale greens of hardy grasses that sway like a restless sea under the persistent Texas wind. Scattered mesquite trees, their branches gnarled and reaching, offer sparse shade, their thorns a sharp reminder of the tenacity required to thrive in this sun-baked expanse. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of dust and distant wildflowers, and the light at dusk bleeds across the western sky in hues of rose and bruised plum, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle. The history of Lelia Lake is as deeply rooted in the soil as the sparse vegetation, a testament to pioneers who sought opportunity on this vast, untamed frontier. Originally established on land that would become vital for cattle ranching and later, agriculture, the economy of Lelia Lake has long been tied to the bounty of the earth. While the grand cattle drives of yesteryear are now a distant echo, the spirit of that hardy enterprise persists, with the land still yielding crops and supporting livestock, the quiet hum of tractors a familiar sound on summer afternoons. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but rather a profound sense of enduring resilience, a quiet dignity in the rhythm of everyday life that carries the weight of generations who have called this place home.
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| Location | Lelia Lake, Donley County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34.901163°N, 100.770694°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79240 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lelia Lake, Texas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lelia Lake, Texas, 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 Lelia Lake includes coordinates 34.901163°N, 100.770694°W, situated in Donley County. ZIP code 79240. Telephone area code: 806. 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.
