Barbourville, Kentucky Weather
Barbourville, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Barbourville, Knox County.
Full aviation weather for Barbourville is published on the Williamsburg Whitley County Airport (KBYL) page, 29 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 Barbourville 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 Barbourville: London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field (KLOZ) 30 km · Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) 32 km · Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport (KI35) 47 km · McCreary County Airport (K18I) 49 km · New Tazewell Municipal Airport (K3A2) 59 km
Conditions reported at KBYL describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barbourville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barbourville.
About Barbourville, Kentucky
Barbourville rests in a hollow, cradled by the rolling hills of Appalachia, where the Cumberland River begins its slow journey. It lies 30.0 miles north-north-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 332°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-north-west of Flat Lick. The landscape here is a symphony of verdant slopes, etched with the winding paths of smaller creeks that feed into the main artery. Oak and pine trees dominate the higher ground, their branches reaching towards a sky that often holds a soft, diffused light, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent. The air, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Even within the town's limits, the presence of the natural world is undeniable, a quiet persistence that shapes the rhythm of daily life. Founded in the late 18th century, Barbourville has long been a crossroads, its economy historically tied to the fertile land and the timber that cloaked the surrounding hills. The Cumberland River, though not a grand waterway, has always been a vital lifeline, facilitating trade and connection for generations. Today, the legacy of that agricultural and resource-based past still echoes, though the town has diversified. Union College, a prominent institution, adds a scholarly hum to the community, drawing students and faculty who contribute to its intellectual life. The distinctive character of Barbourville is a blend of this deep-rooted history and the forward-looking energy of its educational center, a place where the past and present converse in the quiet cadence of Appalachian life.
Live animated radar for Barbourville 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.
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| Location | Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.866476°N, 83.888814°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40906 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barbourville, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barbourville, 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 Barbourville includes coordinates 36.866476°N, 83.888814°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 40906. 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. 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.
