Allen, Kentucky Weather
Allen, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Allen, Floyd County.
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About Allen, Kentucky
Allen sits within the embrace of Kentucky's rugged Appalachian foothills, where steep, wooded ridges rise abruptly from the narrow valley floor. It lies 57.9 miles south-south-west of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 196°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-south-east of Prestonsburg. The landscape here is a study in verticality, with hemlock and oak trees clinging tenaciously to slopes that plunge towards the winding Tug Fork River. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and pine needles, a fragrance that seems to seep from the very stone of the mountains. The sky overhead, when visible between the towering peaks, often takes on a bruised, watercolor hue at dusk, a subtle spectacle that lends a quiet beauty to the often-stern terrain. The history of Allen is deeply intertwined with the extraction of coal that once powered much of the nation, leaving a legacy of both hardship and resilience in the community. The rhythmic rumble of trains, though less frequent now, still echoes the days when coal cars were a constant presence, transporting the black gold from the surrounding hills. While the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of those who worked them endures, a character forged in the demanding labor and close-knit bonds of a bygone era. The local economy, now diversified, still feels the ghost of its industrial past, with many families tracing their roots back to the mining camps that dotted these hollows, their stories whispered on the wind that sighs through the pines.
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| Location | Allen, Floyd County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.6119°N, 82.7291°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41601 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Allen, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Allen, Kentucky, 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 Allen includes coordinates 37.611900°N, 82.729100°W, situated in Floyd County. ZIP code 41601. Telephone area code: 606. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
