Fort Knox, Kentucky Weather
Fort Knox, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Knox, Hardin County.
Full aviation weather for Fort Knox is published on the Godman Army Air Field (KFTK) page, 2 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 Fort Knox 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 Fort Knox: Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport (KEKX) 23 km · Samuels Field (KBRY) 42 km
Conditions reported at KFTK describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Knox specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Knox.
About Fort Knox, Kentucky
Fort Knox rests in a landscape shaped by the rolling hills of Kentucky, where the air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth and distant pine. It lies 14.8 miles north-north-west of Elizabethtown, KY (from Elizabethtown, KY: bearing 337°T), and is situated 3.6 miles north-north-west of Radcliff. The terrain here, a gentle swell and fall of land, is crisscrossed by small creeks and shaded by mature hardwood forests, their canopies offering a cool, dappled refuge from the summer sun. The Ohio River, a broad, unhurried artery, lies not far to the north, its presence felt in the humidity that clings to the land and the occasional whisper of barge traffic on the wind. This is a place where the sky feels vast, stretching wide above the cultivated fields and the occasional cluster of homes, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of the land. This particular stretch of Kentucky has a history deeply entwined with the very earth it occupies, its economy historically tied to agriculture and, more recently, to a significant military presence that has shaped its character. The land around Fort Knox has long been fertile ground for farming, yielding crops that have sustained generations, while the establishment of the U.S. Army post brought a different kind of energy, a disciplined hum that resonates through the surrounding communities. The gold vault, a national treasure, lies hidden beneath the surface, a silent guardian of immense wealth that adds a layer of intrigue to the region's practical, grounded existence. The local pace of life, while influenced by the military's presence, retains a distinctly Kentuckian feel, a blend of hard work and neighborly warmth, where the changing seasons are marked by the rhythm of planting and harvest, and the quiet passage of time.
Live animated radar for Fort Knox 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.8915°N, 85.9636°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40121, 40122 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Knox, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Knox, 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 Fort Knox includes coordinates 37.891500°N, 85.963600°W, situated in Hardin County. ZIP code 40121, 40122. 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.
