Beechwood, Kentucky Weather
Beechwood, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Beechwood, Owen County.
Full aviation weather for Beechwood is published on the Capital City Airport (KFFT) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Beechwood 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 Beechwood: Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (K27K) 34 km · Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (K0I8) 41 km · Blue Grass Airport (KLEX) 44 km · Gene Snyder Airport (KK62) 45 km
Conditions reported at KFFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Beechwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Beechwood.
About Beechwood, Kentucky
Beechwood rests in a fold of Kentucky's rolling hills, where the land softens into a gentle embrace of green. It lies 16.2 miles north-north-east of Frankfort, KY (from Frankfort, KY: bearing 25°T), and is situated 17.3 miles north-west of Georgetown. Oak and hickory trees, their branches a dense canopy against the sky, lend their name and shade to this place, their leaves rustling a constant, quiet conversation with the wind. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, dips and rises that suggest the patient work of water over millennia, carving shallow valleys and forming the broad, fertile bottoms that characterize the broader region. Even the air seems to hold a particular stillness, a soft humidity that carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, especially in the late afternoon when the sun dips low, casting long, diffused shadows that bleed into the landscape. The history of Beechwood is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of Owen County, a legacy of farming and the enduring presence of family land holdings that have shaped its character. For generations, the rich soil has yielded its bounty, primarily through cattle ranching and the cultivation of hay and corn, a quiet economy that has sustained its people. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered barns and sturdy farmhouses scattered across the landscape whisper of resilience and continuity. The nearest significant waterways, the Kentucky River not far to the east, played a vital role in early transportation and commerce, linking these inland settlements to the wider world, a constant reminder of the enduring relationship between the land and the lives lived upon it.
Live animated radar for Beechwood 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 | Beechwood, Owen County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.412292°N, 84.746058°W |
| Timezone | America/Kentucky/Louisville |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40359 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Beechwood, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beechwood, 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 Beechwood includes coordinates 38.412292°N, 84.746058°W, situated in Owen County. ZIP code 40359. Telephone area code: 502. Timezone: America/Kentucky/Louisville.
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.
