Elizabethtown, Kentucky Weather
Elizabethtown, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Elizabethtown, Hardin County.
Full aviation weather for Elizabethtown is published on the Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport (KEKX) page, 6 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. 4 airfields within reach of Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown: Godman Army Air Field (KFTK) 26 km · Samuels Field (KBRY) 34 km · Lebanon Springfield Airport - George Hoerter Field (K6I2) 55 km
Conditions reported at KEKX describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elizabethtown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Elizabethtown unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, a gentle, verdant terrain characteristic of this part of Kentucky. It lies 38.1 miles south-south-west of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 205°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-south-east of Rineyville. The land here breathes with a soft, humid air, particularly potent after a summer rain, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant hayfields. Small creeks, their banks often softened by a fringe of willows and sycamores, thread their way through the countryside, reflecting a sky that frequently shifts from a clear, bright blue to the bruised, dramatic hues of an approaching thunderstorm. This is a place where the horizon feels close, defined by the patient rise and fall of the land, and where the quality of light, especially in the late afternoon, can lend a golden, almost honeyed sheen to the fields and farmhouses. The roots of Elizabethtown run deep, intertwined with the westward expansion of the United States and the early days of Kentucky statehood. It grew from a strategic crossroads, a place where travelers found respite, and its economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with tobacco and bourbon whiskey historically playing significant roles in its prosperity. More recently, Elizabethtown has become a vital hub for logistics and manufacturing, a testament to its enduring appeal as a place of commerce and connection. The presence of Abraham Lincoln's birthplace just a short distance away imbues the region with a profound historical resonance, a quiet reminder of the nation's formative years, and the town itself carries the character of a place that has weathered its share of change while retaining a steadfast, grounded spirit.
Live animated radar for Elizabethtown 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 | Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.693952°N, 85.859128°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42701, 42702 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elizabethtown, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elizabethtown, 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 Elizabethtown includes coordinates 37.693952°N, 85.859128°W, situated in Hardin County. ZIP code 42701, 42702. Telephone area code: 270. 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.
