Buckhorn, Kentucky Weather
Buckhorn, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Buckhorn, Perry County.
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About Buckhorn, Kentucky
Buckhorn lies cradled in a fold of the Kentucky hills, where the land rises and falls with a quiet persistence. It lies 52.6 miles east-south-east of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 121°T), and is situated 17.0 miles west-north-west of Hazard. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet decay of fallen leaves. Rough-hewn slopes, cloaked in dense forests of oak and pine, descend into narrow valleys where small creeks, like silver threads, thread their way through the green. The sky often feels vast and close, a shifting canvas of blues and grays, and in the twilight, a soft, luminous haze can settle, blurring the edges of the world. The roads, often winding and narrow, follow the contours of the terrain, making travel a slow, deliberate affair, where each bend reveals a new vista of shadowed hollows and sun-drenched ridges. The lifeblood of Buckhorn has long been tied to the earth, a history etched into the very landscape by generations who sought their fortune in timber and coal. Though those industries have waned, their legacy lingers in the weathered barns and the quiet resilience of the people. The Buckhorn School, a beacon of learning and community, stands as a central point, its grounds a gathering place for the families who call this place home. The local economy, now a patchwork of small businesses and agricultural endeavors, moves at a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of self-reliance. You can still find the subtle beauty in the way the afternoon sun catches the dust motes dancing in the air above a quiet porch, or the steady murmur of the creek after a rain, a constant, gentle reminder of the enduring pulse of Buckhorn.
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| Location | Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.348702°N, 83.476296°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41721 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buckhorn, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buckhorn, 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 Buckhorn includes coordinates 37.348702°N, 83.476296°W, situated in Perry County. ZIP code 41721. 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.
