Albany, Kentucky Weather
Albany, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Albany, Clinton County.
Full aviation weather for Albany is published on the Wayne County Airport (KEKQ) page, 31 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 Albany 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 Albany: Livingston Municipal Airport (K8A3) 35 km · Russell County Airport (K24) 36 km · Tompkinsville Monroe County Airport (KTZV) 46 km · Columbia-Adair Co. Airport (KI96) 48 km · Scott Municipal Airport (KSCX) 56 km
Conditions reported at KEKQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Albany specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Albany.
About Albany, Kentucky
Albany, Kentucky, unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the persistent work of water and time, where rolling hills cradle narrow valleys. It lies 18.5 miles north-north-east of Monroe, TN (from Monroe, TN: bearing 19°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north of Pickett. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance that deepens with the approaching dusk, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading gold. Beyond the scattered farmsteads, where weathered barns stand sentinel against the horizon, the land rises and falls with a gentle insistence, hinting at the underlying limestone that shapes its character. The Cumberland River, a quiet force, snakes its way through the region, its presence a constant hum in the background of daily life, its banks a verdant promise of cool shade on a hot afternoon. This corner of Clinton County has long been tied to the land, its history echoing with the rhythms of agriculture and the quiet industry of its people. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and abundant timber, carved out a life here, their endeavors shaping the very contours of the terrain. The local economy, while diverse, still finds its roots in the bounty of the surrounding countryside, with livestock and tobacco remaining vital threads in its fabric. Anecdotes of past generations, of shared harvests and community gatherings, are whispered like old melodies, a reminder of the enduring spirit of Albany. The simple, unhurried pace of life here allows for moments of quiet observation, like the way sunlight catches the dust motes dancing in the air of the general store, or the soft murmur of conversation that drifts from the porch of a neighbor's house as evening settles in.
Live animated radar for Albany 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 | Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.690899°N, 85.134678°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42602 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Albany, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Albany, Kentucky, 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 Albany includes coordinates 36.690899°N, 85.134678°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 42602. Telephone area code: 270. 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.
