Freeburn, Kentucky Weather
Freeburn, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Freeburn, Pike County.
Full aviation weather for Freeburn is published on the Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (KEBD) page, 13 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 Freeburn 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 Freeburn: Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) 38 km · Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS) 48 km
Conditions reported at KEBD describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Freeburn specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Freeburn.
About Freeburn, Kentucky
Freeburn clings to the slopes of Pike County like lichen to ancient stone, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a deep, slow exhalation. It lies 60.9 miles south-south-west of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 207°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south-south-east of Matewan. The hills rise abruptly, their forested flanks a riot of greens in summer, bleeding into russets and golds come autumn, their peaks often shrouded in a soft, persistent mist that lends a spectral quality to the afternoon light. Creeks, no more than a whisper in drier seasons, swell into boisterous voices after a rain, their rocky beds a testament to the land's ceaseless shaping. Houses, often painted in cheerful blues and yellows, seem to sprout from the hillsides, their porches offering vantage points onto the winding ribbon of road that serves as Freeburn's primary artery. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in on all sides. The story of Freeburn is inextricably linked to the coal seams that lie hidden beneath its rugged surface, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet industry of generations. For decades, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of coal trucks were the soundtrack to life, shaping the very character of the place and its people. Though the landscape bears the scars of that past, the enduring spirit of Freeburn is evident in its close-knit community, where neighbors still lend a hand and local traditions, passed down through families, hold sway. The economy, while diverse now, still feels the echo of those mining days, a resilience forged in hardship and a deep connection to the land that sustains it.
Live animated radar for Freeburn 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 | Freeburn, Pike County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.56455°N, 82.141799°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41528 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Freeburn, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Freeburn, 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 Freeburn includes coordinates 37.564550°N, 82.141799°W, situated in Pike County. ZIP code 41528. Telephone area code: 859. 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.
