Germantown, Kentucky Weather
Germantown, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Germantown, Bracken County.
Full aviation weather for Germantown is published on the Fleming Mason Airport (KFGX) page, 23 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. 6 airfields within reach of Germantown 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 Germantown: Brown County Airport (KGEO) 26 km · Gene Snyder Airport (KK62) 38 km · Alexander Salamon Airport (KAMT) 41 km · Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (K0I8) 42 km · Clermont County Airport (KI69) 52 km
Conditions reported at KFGX describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Germantown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Germantown.
About Germantown, Kentucky
Germantown lies a quiet sentinel in the rolling hills of Bracken County, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with a deep, green contentment. It lies 35.0 miles south-south-east of Union Township, OH (from Union Township, OH: bearing 153°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-west of Ripley. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and broad valleys, the kind of country that invites a slow amble rather than a hurried stride. Creeks, no more than whispers of water for much of the year, snake through the fields, their banks fringed with sycamores and oaks whose leaves rustle with secrets. The air often carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a fragrance that settles into the lungs like a comforting memory. Even the sunlight seems to linger here, casting long, golden shadows across the pastures as the day draws to a close, painting the sky in hues of apricot and lavender. This corner of Kentucky carries the weight of its agricultural past, a heritage evident in the weathered barns and the enduring fields of tobacco and soybeans that still define the local economy. Germantown, like many places in this region, has seen its share of boom and bust, but a resilient spirit persists, rooted in the land and the close-knit relationships of its residents. The echoes of earlier generations, who carved their lives out of this soil, can still be felt in the sturdy construction of the few remaining historical buildings and the quiet dignity of the old cemetery. While grand landmarks are few, the simple beauty of the landscape, the steadfast nature of its people, and the slow, unfolding rhythm of life are the true distinctions of Germantown.
Live animated radar for Germantown 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 | Germantown, Bracken County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.654795°N, 83.964649°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41044 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Germantown, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Germantown, 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 Germantown includes coordinates 38.654795°N, 83.964649°W, situated in Bracken County. ZIP code 41044. 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.
