Clarkson, Kentucky Weather
Clarkson, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clarkson, Grayson County.
Full aviation weather for Clarkson is published on the Grayson County Airport (KM20) page, 11 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. 6 airfields within reach of Clarkson 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 Clarkson: Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport (KEKX) 34 km · Breckinridge County Airport (KI93) 38 km · Godman Army Air Field (KFTK) 51 km · Ohio County Airport (KJQD) 56 km · Glasgow Municipal Airport (KGLW) 57 km
Conditions reported at KM20 describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clarkson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clarkson.
About Clarkson, Kentucky
Clarkson rests in a cradle of rolling hills, where the land begins its slow, deliberate descent towards the broader valleys. It lies 24.1 miles south-west of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 235°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east-north-east of Leitchfield. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked pine needles, a constant reminder of the surrounding woodlands that stretch out like a rumpled green blanket. The sky, a vast canvas of shifting blues and grays, seems to press down gently, lending a quiet intimacy to the landscape. Streams, mere silver threads from a distance, meander through the terrain, their banks often softened by a tangle of wild blackberry bushes and the stoic grace of mature oaks. The very character of Clarkson is etched into this land, a place where the horizon feels both close and infinitely far, and where the wind whispers secrets through the tall grasses. The history of Clarkson is a story told in the slow turn of seasons and the steady pulse of its people. Once a hub for timber and agriculture, the land still bears the marks of those early endeavors, with fields that yield their harvest and forests that have been managed with a practiced hand for generations. The local economy, while diversified, retains a deep connection to the soil, with small farms and agricultural businesses forming a resilient core. Occasionally, a whisper of the past emerges, perhaps in the weathered wood of an old barn or the faint outline of a long-gone railroad bed, hinting at the lifeblood that once flowed through this place. Clarkson holds a quiet dignity, a testament to its enduring spirit, where the rhythm of daily life is set not by the hurried clock, but by the enduring cycles of nature.
Live animated radar for Clarkson 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Clarkson, Grayson County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.495333°N, 86.221361°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42726 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clarkson, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clarkson, 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 Clarkson includes coordinates 37.495333°N, 86.221361°W, situated in Grayson County. ZIP code 42726. Telephone area code: 270. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
