Carrollton, Kentucky Weather
Carrollton, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Carrollton, Carroll County.
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About Carrollton, Kentucky
Carrollton rests where the Kentucky River bends, a landscape of rolling hills that soften into the wide, generous sweep of the Ohio River. It lies 30.1 miles south-south-east of Jackson, IN (from Jackson, IN: bearing 152°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-west of Vevay. The air here carries the humid breath of the Midwest summer, a palpable weight that settles onto the greening fields and the weathered clapboard of homes. Sunlight, when it chooses, paints the broad riverfront with a liquid gold, a slow diffusion across the water’s surface that seems to linger, as if reluctant to surrender to the encroaching dusk. The terrain, a gentle folding of earth, allows for broad vistas, where farmsteads dot the horizon and the distant hum of traffic on the bridges offers a counterpoint to the quietude. This place, Carrollton, has long been a crossroads, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the steady flow of commerce and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a bustling steamboat port, its economy was shaped by the very waters that now offer serene beauty, connecting it to the nation’s heartland. The legacy of agriculture still thrives, with fields that have yielded crops for generations, and the quiet hum of local businesses, from the hardware store to the diner, speaks to a self-reliance. A distinctive charm emanates from Carrollton, a sense of a community that remembers its past while navigating the present, where the river’s ceaseless journey mirrors the town’s own unfolding story.
Live animated radar for Carrollton and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.680896°N, 85.179398°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41008 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carrollton, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carrollton, 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 Carrollton includes coordinates 38.680896°N, 85.179398°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 41008. 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. 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.
