Ledbetter, Kentucky Weather
Ledbetter, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ledbetter, Livingston County.
Full aviation weather for Ledbetter is published on the Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (KM34) page, 16 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 Ledbetter 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 Ledbetter: Barkley Regional Airport (KPAH) 26 km · Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 28 km · Mayfield Graves County Airport (KM25) 32 km · Murray-Calloway County Airport Kyle-Oakley Field (KCEY) 44 km · Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (KGDA) 46 km
Conditions reported at KM34 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ledbetter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ledbetter.
About Ledbetter, Kentucky
Ledbetter rests in a landscape where the rolling hills of western Kentucky begin to soften, surrendering to a gentler, more expansive terrain. It lies 7.2 miles east-south-east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 110°T), and is situated 3.6 miles north-east of Reidland. The fields here, often a patchwork of cultivated greens and browns, stretch towards the horizon, their edges softened by the occasional stand of oak and hickory. Creeks, their banks often fringed with willows, wind their way through the land, reflecting the wide, pale blue of the sky, a sky that can shift from a luminous, almost buttery yellow at dawn to a deep, bruised indigo as twilight descends. The air carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening crops, a testament to the agricultural heart of this place. The story of Ledbetter is one of quiet perseverance and the enduring strength of the land. Historically, this region's economy has been deeply entwined with agriculture, with tobacco and corn often dominating the fertile soil. The nearby Cumberland River, though not directly touching Ledbetter, has historically served as a vital artery for commerce and connection, shaping the flow of goods and people through Livingston County. While grand landmarks are few, the true character of Ledbetter resides in the unassuming farmsteads and the friendly nods exchanged on its quiet country roads, a place where the echoes of past generations seem to mingle with the steady, unhurried rhythm of the present day.
Live animated radar for Ledbetter 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 | Ledbetter, Livingston County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.047557°N, 88.476987°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42058 |
| Area Code | 270, 364 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ledbetter, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ledbetter, 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 Ledbetter includes coordinates 37.047557°N, 88.476987°W, situated in Livingston County. ZIP code 42058. Telephone area code: 270, 364. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
