Carlisle, Kentucky Weather
Carlisle, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Carlisle, Nicholas County.
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About Carlisle, Kentucky
Carlisle unfurls itself in a gentle embrace of rolling Kentucky hills, where the land exhales a deep, earthy scent after a soft rain. It lies 29.7 miles east-north-east of Georgetown, KY (from Georgetown, KY: bearing 76°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east of Millersburg. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a landscape that feels both lived-in and enduring, with farms dotting the slopes like patient sentinels. The sky above Carlisle often holds a particular quality of light in the late afternoon, a honeyed glow that softens the edges of barns and fields, lending a quiet grace to the agricultural heart of Nicholas County. The air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn and the distant hum of tractors, a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to the lives unfolding here. This corner of Kentucky, shaped by generations of farmers and their enduring connection to the soil, has always found its rhythm in the turning seasons and the yield of the land. The economy of Carlisle remains intrinsically tied to agriculture, with beef cattle and tobacco historically holding sway, though diversification is a quiet, ongoing pursuit. One can still see the remnants of older ways in the sturdy, weathered barns and the occasional patch of sun-cured tobacco leaves, testaments to a past that informs the present. The small-town character of Carlisle is palpable, a place where conversations often begin with talk of the weather and the crops, a shared understanding rooted in the land that nourishes them all.
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| Location | Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.31202°N, 84.027427°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40311 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carlisle, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carlisle, 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 Carlisle includes coordinates 38.312020°N, 84.027427°W, situated in Nicholas County. ZIP code 40311. 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.
