Frankfort, Kentucky Weather
Frankfort, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Frankfort, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Frankfort is published on the Capital City Airport (KFFT) page, 4 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 Frankfort 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 Frankfort: Blue Grass Airport (KLEX) 30 km · Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (K27K) 38 km · Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (K0I8) 55 km
Conditions reported at KFFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Frankfort specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky, unfolds across a landscape where the rolling hills of the Bluegrass region begin to deepen into the more dramatic topography of the Knobs. It lies 17.1 miles west of Georgetown, KY (from Georgetown, KY: bearing 268°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east of Shelbyville. Here, the Kentucky River, a broad, languid artery, snakes through the heart of the county, its banks etched with a persistent green that softens the edges of the terrain. The character of Frankfort is one of dignified resilience, a place where the sedimentary layers of the earth seem to mirror the strata of its own history, visible in the exposed rock faces along the winding roads. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast a golden haze over the clustered rooftops and the sinuous curves of the river, lending a quiet, almost painterly quality to the scene. This capital city, Frankfort, has long been shaped by the currents of the Kentucky River, which once served as a vital highway for commerce and settlement. The echoes of its past as a significant steamboat port and a hub for bourbon distillation still resonate, though the economy has diversified to include state government, education, and manufacturing. The imposing elegance of the State Capitol building, a grand Beaux-Arts structure, presides over the city, a constant reminder of its administrative importance. Beyond the governmental core, the streets reveal a tapestry of architectural styles, from sturdy Victorian homes to more modern constructions, all set against the backdrop of a landscape that has weathered centuries, holding its stories within the very texture of its soil and the flow of its water.
Live animated radar for Frankfort 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 | Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.200906°N, 84.873284°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40601, 40602, 40603, 40604, 40618 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Frankfort, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Frankfort, 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 Frankfort includes coordinates 38.200906°N, 84.873284°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 40601, 40602, 40603, 40604, 40618. 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. 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.
