Jenkins, Kentucky Weather
Jenkins, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jenkins, Letcher County.
Full aviation weather for Jenkins is published on the Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) page, 22 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. 2 airfields within reach of Jenkins 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 Jenkins: Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) 43 km
Conditions reported at KLNP describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jenkins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jenkins.
About Jenkins, Kentucky
Jenkins spills out of the hollows, a collection of structures clinging to the steep slopes of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 41.5 miles north of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 2°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Clintwood. The air here carries the damp scent of pine needles and the distant murmur of mining operations, a constant hum beneath the rustle of leaves. Ridge after ridge stretches towards the horizon, cloaked in a deep green that shifts to a hazy blue in the distance, a landscape that feels both ancient and perpetually renewed. Even in the midday sun, shadows pool in the ravines, hinting at a coolness that persists even when the thermometer climbs, and the sky often seems a vast, bruised canvas as evening approaches. This place, Jenkins, was born of coal, its very existence tied to the veins of black rock that lie deep within the earth. The economy, once roaring with the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of coal trains, now echoes with the ghosts of that industry, though a spirit of resilience endures. The close-knit character of its people, forged in the shared hardship and camaraderie of the mines, is palpable; a nod and a quiet conversation are often all that’s needed to bridge the gaps in a day. The winding roads that snake through the mountains serve as arteries, connecting Jenkins to the outside world, but it is the embrace of the surrounding peaks that truly defines its isolation and its enduring strength.
Live animated radar for Jenkins 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 | Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.173437°N, 82.630989°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41537, 41517 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jenkins, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jenkins, 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 Jenkins includes coordinates 37.173437°N, 82.630989°W, situated in Letcher County. ZIP code 41537, 41517. 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.
