Campton, Kentucky Weather
Campton, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Campton, Wolfe County.
Full aviation weather for Campton is published on the Julian Carroll Airport (KJKL) page, 26 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 Campton 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 Campton: Stanton Airport (KI50) 29 km · Wendell H Ford Airport (KCPF) 46 km · Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport (KIOB) 52 km · Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (KSYM) 54 km
Conditions reported at KJKL describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Campton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Campton.
About Campton, Kentucky
Campton exhales a quiet breath among the rolling hills, a place where the land itself seems to hold secrets whispered by the wind that combs through the dense forests. It lies 40.8 miles east of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 91°T), and is situated 18.6 miles east-south-east of Stanton. The terrain here is a study in verdant swells and hollows, a generous, green embrace of Appalachian foothills that cradle the small settlement. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting mosaics onto the winding roads, illuminating the rich, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles. The air often carries the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle in summer and the crisp, clean bite of frost in autumn, a constant reminder of nature’s unhurried, cyclical power. This corner of Wolfe County has long been shaped by the bounty and challenges of its mountainous setting, its history intertwined with the logging and coal industries that once pulsed through the region. The very character of Campton speaks to a resilience forged in these hills, a resourceful spirit born from generations of living close to the land. While the economy has diversified, echoes of its past linger in the quiet lanes and the enduring strength of its people. The nearby Red River Gorge geological area, a place of dramatic sandstone cliffs and natural arches, draws visitors who seek the same wild beauty that has always defined this part of Kentucky, offering a breathtaking counterpoint to the gentle slopes that surround Campton itself.
Live animated radar for Campton 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 | Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.734253°N, 83.547409°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41301 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Campton, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Campton, 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 Campton includes coordinates 37.734253°N, 83.547409°W, situated in Wolfe County. ZIP code 41301. Telephone area code: 859. 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.
