Corbin, Kentucky Weather
Corbin, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Corbin, Whitley County.
Full aviation weather for Corbin is published on the London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field (KLOZ) page, 15 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 Corbin 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 Corbin: Williamsburg Whitley County Airport (KBYL) 19 km · McCreary County Airport (K18I) 38 km · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (KSME) 48 km · Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) 49 km
Conditions reported at KLOZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Corbin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Corbin.
About Corbin, Kentucky
Corbin rises from the rolling hills of southeastern Kentucky, a place where the air carries a faint scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 41.1 miles north-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 322°T), and is situated 0.8 miles south-south-west of North Corbin. The landscape here is a gentle disarray of wooded ridges and shallow valleys, the land sculpted by countless small creeks that feed the larger waterways. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, can cast a soft, diffused glow, illuminating the verdant growth that clings to the slopes. The very character of Corbin is etched into these curves of the land, a sense of groundedness that seems to emanate from the soil itself, a quiet resilience in the face of the ever-present skies. This region of Whitley County has long been shaped by its rich coal mining heritage, a history that echoes in the very bones of the land and the spirit of its people. Though the deep mines have largely receded, the memory of that era fuels a strong sense of community and a work ethic that persists. Today, Corbin's economy is a blend of service industries, retail, and a growing presence in logistics, adapting to the changing tides of commerce. The iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken, a global phenomenon, traces its origins back to Corbin, a unique footnote in its local lore, adding a touch of unexpected fame to this deeply rooted Kentucky locale.
Live animated radar for Corbin 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 | Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.948699°N, 84.096876°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40701, 40702 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Corbin, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Corbin, 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 Corbin includes coordinates 36.948699°N, 84.096876°W, situated in Whitley County. ZIP code 40701, 40702. Telephone area code: 606. 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.
