Columbus, Kentucky Weather
Columbus, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Columbus, Fayette County.
Full aviation weather for Columbus is published on the Blue Grass Airport (KLEX) page, 21 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 Columbus 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 Columbus: Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (K27K) 23 km · Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport (KIOB) 34 km · Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (K0I8) 37 km · Central Kentucky Regional Airport (KRGA) 45 km · Capital City Airport (KFFT) 50 km
Conditions reported at KLEX describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Columbus specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Columbus.
About Columbus, Kentucky
Columbus, Fayette County, lies cradled by rolling Kentucky Bluegrass, a landscape of gentle hills draped in emerald pastures that seem to exhale a quiet, persistent green. It lies 7.0 miles east-north-east of Lexington, KY (from Lexington, KY: bearing 61°T), and is situated 15.9 miles south-east of Georgetown. The air here, especially in the liminal hours of dawn and dusk, carries the faint scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a scent that clings to the skin like a memory. Oak and maple trees, ancient sentinels, punctuate the fields, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often hangs a soft, hazy blue. The occasional glint of sunlight off a distant pond or the slow, deliberate movement of a herd of cattle across a distant slope are the only interruptions to this serene tableau, a place where the land itself seems to possess a deep, unhurried breath. This is a heartland where history whispers from the very soil, a place whose roots run deep into the fertile ground of Kentucky's agricultural heritage. Columbus’s economy has long been tied to the land, the rich soil yielding bountiful harvests of corn, soybeans, and the ever-present tobacco that once defined the region. While the agricultural rhythm persists, the quiet industriousness of the people is also evident in the small businesses that dot the main thoroughfares, their storefronts a testament to enduring local enterprise. The spirit of resilience and community, forged through generations of farmers and artisans, imbues Columbus with a distinct character, a quiet pride that resonates in the friendly greetings exchanged on the street and the shared appreciation for the enduring beauty of their Fayette County home.
Live animated radar for Columbus 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 | Columbus, Fayette County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.037022°N, 84.36549°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40516, 42032 |
| Area Code | 606, 270, 364 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Columbus, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Columbus, 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 Columbus includes coordinates 38.037022°N, 84.365490°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 40516, 42032. Telephone area code: 606, 270, 364. 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.
