Lewisport, Kentucky Weather
Lewisport, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Lewisport, Hancock County.
Full aviation weather for Lewisport is published on the Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field (KKY8) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Lewisport 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 Lewisport: Perry County Municipal Airport (KTEL) 21 km · Owensboro Daviess County Airport (KOWB) 32 km · Huntingburg Airport (KHNB) 35 km · Boonville Airport (KI91) 38 km · Breckinridge County Airport (KI93) 44 km
Conditions reported at KKY8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lewisport specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lewisport, Kentucky
Lewisport rests in a gentle embrace of rolling hills and fertile bottomlands, a place where the Ohio River’s broad presence shapes the very air. It lies 16.1 miles north-east of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 46°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west of Tell City. Here, the land breathes with the quiet persistence of agriculture, fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon like a rumpled green quilt, their colors deepening with the afternoon sun. Ancient sycamores, their bark peeling like parchment, stand as silent sentinels along the riverbanks, their roots gripping the rich soil that has sustained this landscape for generations. The sky above Lewisport is a vast canvas, often brushed with the soft grays of impending rain or the fiery hues of sunset, painting the water with a transient, shimmering gold. The history of Lewisport is deeply entwined with the mighty Ohio, its waters serving as the lifeblood for trade and travel since its earliest days. Originally settled by hardy pioneers drawn to the river's bounty and the promise of rich farmland, Lewisport’s economy has long been tied to the land and its resources. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the river continues to play a vital role, with barge traffic a constant, murmuring presence, carrying the products of this industrious region to distant ports. The character of Lewisport is one of quiet resilience, a place where neighborly bonds are as strong as the old oak trees that dot the countryside, a community that honors its past while looking towards the steady flow of the river and the future it carries.
Live animated radar for Lewisport 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 | Lewisport, Hancock County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.936997°N, 86.902215°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42351 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lewisport, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lewisport, 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 Lewisport includes coordinates 37.936997°N, 86.902215°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 42351. Telephone area code: 270. 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.
