Crab Orchard, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crab Orchard, Lincoln County.
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Crab Orchard lies in a hollow of rolling hills, where the land slopes gently and the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 22.8 miles south-south-west of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 211°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-south-east of Stanford. The surrounding landscape is a mosaic of cultivated fields and dense woodlands, the trees standing in stoic ranks, their branches reaching towards a sky that often displays a bruised, twilight hue. Farms, their weathered barns a testament to seasons past, punctuate the green expanse, their fields a patchwork of ripening corn and resting fallow land. A quiet stillness often settles here, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the whisper of wind through the leaves, a profound sense of place that feels both ancient and enduring. The history of Crab Orchard is deeply entwined with the rich soil and the waterways that have sustained it for generations. Originally settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the fertile valleys, the area's economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with tobacco and corn being staples that shaped the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants. While the echoes of its past are present in the enduring farmsteads, Crab Orchard has also seen shifts in its economic landscape, adapting to the changing times. The Crab Orchard Creek, a modest but significant waterway, has witnessed the passage of time and the development of this Lincoln County locality, its banks a quiet witness to the enduring spirit of the people who call this place home.
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| Location | Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.464527°N, 84.506604°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40419 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crab Orchard, 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 Crab Orchard includes coordinates 37.464527°N, 84.506604°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 40419. 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.