Forest Hills, Kentucky Weather
Forest Hills, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forest Hills, Pike County.
Full aviation weather for Forest Hills is published on the Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (KEBD) page, 16 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. 3 airfields within reach of Forest 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 Forest Hills: Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) 26 km · Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS) 33 km
Conditions reported at KEBD describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest Hills.
About Forest Hills, Kentucky
Forest Hills breathes with the quiet dignity of Appalachian foothills, a landscape painted in endless greens and shadowed hollows. It lies 54.6 miles south of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 171°T), and is situated 2.7 miles south-south-west of Williamson. The terrain here folds and creases like an ancient, weathered map, each ridge a sculpted brow against the sky, each valley a whispered secret. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the dense canopy of oak and pine, filters down in shafts of liquid gold, illuminating patches of fern and moss that cling to the damp earth. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, sharp scent of pine needles and decaying leaves, a perfume that speaks of deep woods and patient growth. Small streams, born from unseen springs, tumble over smoothed stones, their murmur a constant, gentle soundtrack to the quietude of Forest Hills. The story of Forest Hills is etched in the very contours of its land, a narrative shaped by coal and resilience. For generations, the rhythmic pulse of the mines echoed through these hills, a testament to the labor and grit of those who sought their fortune beneath the surface. Though the industry's roar has softened, its legacy lingers, a quiet hum in the local economy, now finding new expressions in small businesses and the enduring spirit of its people. The community, though small, possesses a distinctive character, one forged in shared hardship and a deep connection to the wild beauty that surrounds it. Here, life unfolds at its own measured pace, unhurried by the clamor of larger settlements, allowing the subtle rhythms of nature and neighborly exchange to set the day's tempo.
Live animated radar for Forest 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 | Forest Hills, Pike County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.638158°N, 82.293753°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41015, 41527, 40299 |
| Area Code | 859, 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest Hills, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest 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 Forest Hills includes coordinates 37.638158°N, 82.293753°W, situated in Pike County. ZIP code 41015, 41527, 40299. Telephone area code: 859, 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.
