Douglass Hills, Kentucky Weather
Douglass Hills, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Douglass Hills, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Douglass Hills is published on the Bowman Field (KLOU) page, 10 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 Douglass Hills 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 Douglass Hills: Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF) 18 km · Clark Regional Airport (KJVY) 22 km · Samuels Field (KBRY) 47 km · Godman Army Air Field (KFTK) 52 km · Capital City Airport (KFFT) 57 km
Conditions reported at KLOU describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Douglass Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Douglass Hills, Kentucky
Douglass Hills rises from the Ohio River Valley's undulating terrain, a place where the land gently buckles and folds, creating a landscape of subtle rises and deep ravines. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-east of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 12°T), and is situated 4.5 miles east of St. Matthews. Here, mature trees, their branches heavy with the humid breath of Kentucky summers, form canopies that filter the sunlight into dappled patterns on the forest floor, a quiet testament to seasons past. The air itself carries a certain weight, a blend of damp earth and the distant hum of human endeavor, a subtle perfume that clings to the green. Streams, born from unseen springs, meander through the shadowed hollows, their cool waters whispering secrets to moss-covered stones. This is a landscape that demands a slower gaze, where the true character of Douglass Hills is revealed not in grand pronouncements, but in the patient unfolding of its natural beauty. The story of Douglass Hills is one of quiet growth, shaped by the fertile soil and the resourceful spirit of those who have called it home. While not a place of boisterous industry, its economy has long been tied to the land, a legacy of agriculture giving way to a more diverse blend of small businesses and residential development. The echoes of past lives are present, perhaps in the weathered barns that occasionally dot the more open fields or in the enduring names of families who have long been part of its fabric. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, a sense of continuity prevails, a feeling that each generation has added its own layer to the evolving narrative of Douglass Hills, leaving behind a place that feels both lived-in and full of potential.
Live animated radar for Douglass Hills 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.
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| Location | Douglass Hills, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.237848°N, 85.552738°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40243 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Douglass Hills, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Douglass Hills, 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 Douglass Hills includes coordinates 38.237848°N, 85.552738°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 40243. 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. 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.
