Bardstown, Kentucky Weather
Bardstown, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bardstown, Nelson County.
Full aviation weather for Bardstown is published on the Samuels Field (KBRY) page, 3 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. 5 airfields within reach of Bardstown 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 Bardstown: Lebanon Springfield Airport - George Hoerter Field (K6I2) 28 km · Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport (KEKX) 42 km · Godman Army Air Field (KFTK) 46 km · Taylor County Airport (KAAS) 52 km
Conditions reported at KBRY describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bardstown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bardstown.
About Bardstown, Kentucky
Bardstown unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the soft green velvet of Kentucky's Bluegrass region meets a sky that often holds a painterly blush at twilight. It lies 22.9 miles east-north-east of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 69°T), and is situated 17.2 miles south-south-east of Mount Washington. The terrain, gently sloped and fertile, speaks of a land shaped by ancient waters and patient cultivation, its contours yielding to the broad shoulders of farms and the spread of oak and maple. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to pulse with the very lifeblood of the earth. Streets wind with a natural grace, lined by homes and storefronts that possess a quiet dignity, their porches and windows reflecting the passing hours. This is a place where history whispers from the stone walls of its oldest buildings, a testament to its founding as a vital crossroads and its enduring role as the heart of Nelson County. Bardstown’s economy, once tethered to agriculture and the fertile soil, now flourishes with a distinct spirit, notably its celebrated connection to Kentucky bourbon. The distilleries, some with roots stretching back generations, are not merely industrial sites but pillars of local identity, their copper stills glinting under the sun like sacred vessels. The town also draws visitors eager to explore its rich past, from the stately homes that recall antebellum elegance to the stories of its prominent citizens, all contributing to Bardstown’s unique character, a blend of tradition and a lively, welcoming present.
Live animated radar for Bardstown 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 | Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.809228°N, 85.466902°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40004 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bardstown, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bardstown, 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 Bardstown includes coordinates 37.809228°N, 85.466902°W, situated in Nelson County. ZIP code 40004. Telephone area code: 502. 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.
