Brandenburg, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brandenburg, Meade County.
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Brandenburg rests on the rolling hills that slope towards the Ohio River, a landscape painted in broad strokes of green fields and dense woodlands. It lies 25.0 miles south-west of Floyd, IN (from Floyd, IN: bearing 217°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north-west of Doe Valley. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, low thrum beneath the vast, often cloud-streaked Kentucky sky. The land itself is generous, yielding to the plow with a quiet resilience, its contours softened by centuries of wind and rain. Sunlight, when it breaks through, has a particular golden quality, bathing the scattered farmsteads and the quiet streets of Brandenburg in a warm, almost tangible glow. This place, Brandenburg, has seen the slow, steady pulse of agricultural life for generations, its economy historically tied to the fertile soil and the navigable waters of the Ohio. It’s a landscape shaped by the river, a vital artery for commerce and connection, though its historical significance as a river port has now yielded to the quieter rhythms of modern life. The whispers of its past, of early settlers and the ebb and flow of river traffic, are felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring sense of community that defines Brandenburg.
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| Location | Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.998959°N, 86.169414°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40108 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brandenburg, 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 Brandenburg includes coordinates 37.998959°N, 86.169414°W, situated in Meade County. ZIP code 40108. 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. 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.