Flat Lick, Kentucky Weather
Flat Lick, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Flat Lick, Knox County.
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About Flat Lick, Kentucky
Flat Lick unfolds in a verdant hollow, where the Cumberland Plateau begins its slow descent, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 25.1 miles north-north-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 343°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-south-east of Barbourville. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep, enduring green of Appalachian forests, rise and fall with a gentle, persistent rhythm, their slopes etched with the memory of ancient rains. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of pine needles and rich earth, especially potent after a passing shower, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in shifting, golden shafts, illuminating moss-covered stones and the occasional flash of a cardinal’s wing. The very character of Flat Lick is in this embrace of the wild, a quiet assertion of nature’s enduring presence against the subtle human imprint. The history of Flat Lick is a story whispered by the coal seams that lie beneath its surface, a legacy that once fueled distant cities and shaped the fortunes of its inhabitants. For generations, the economy of Flat Lick was intrinsically tied to the extraction of this black gold, a demanding and often perilous labor that forged a resilient and close-knit community. Though the deep mines have largely fallen silent, echoes of that era remain in the weathered barns and stoic faces of those who still call Flat Lick home. Today, the land, slowly reclaiming its own, offers a different kind of sustenance, with small farms dotting the landscape and a quiet, unhurried pace of life that allows for contemplation and a deep connection to the surrounding natural beauty.
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| Location | Flat Lick, Knox County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.828976°N, 83.770198°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40935 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Flat Lick, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flat Lick, 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 Flat Lick includes coordinates 36.828976°N, 83.770198°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 40935. 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.
