Cumberland, Kentucky Weather
Cumberland, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cumberland, Harlan County.
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About Cumberland, Kentucky
Cumberland rests in a fold of the Appalachian Mountains, a place where the land itself seems to exhale its ancient breath. It lies 33.4 miles north-north-west of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 327°T), and is situated 2.4 miles west-north-west of Benham. The hills rise steeply, cloaked in the deep greens of pine and oak, their slopes often shrouded in a pearlescent mist that clings like a forgotten memory. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and decaying leaves, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. Cumberland’s streets follow the contours of the valley, a modest ribbon of asphalt weaving between the imposing flanks of the mountains, the houses often clinging precariously to the inclines, as if seeking solace from the sheer, overwhelming presence of the wilderness. This is a place forged in the deep veins of the earth, where coal was once king, shaping the very character of Cumberland and its people. The echoes of mining history linger, not as overt monuments, but in the quiet resilience of the community, in the stoic faces that have weathered the fortunes and misfortunes of the industry. The local economy, once tethered to the black rock, now seeks new paths, a slow but determined shift towards diverse opportunities, though the spirit of hard work and self-reliance remains a potent, inherited legacy. The Cumberland River, a serpentine artery of cool, clear water, flows through the heart of this region, its banks a verdant fringe that offers a different kind of beauty, a gentle counterpoint to the rugged grandeur of the surrounding peaks.
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| Location | Cumberland, Harlan County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.978148°N, 82.988496°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40823 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cumberland, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cumberland, 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 Cumberland includes coordinates 36.978148°N, 82.988496°W, situated in Harlan County. ZIP code 40823. 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. 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.
