Liberty, Kentucky Weather
Liberty, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Liberty, Whitley County.
Full aviation weather for Liberty is published on the Williamsburg Whitley County Airport (KBYL) page, 3 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 Liberty 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 Liberty: McCreary County Airport (K18I) 18 km · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field (KLOZ) 37 km · Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) 45 km · Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (KJAU) 48 km · Scott Municipal Airport (KSCX) 48 km
Conditions reported at KBYL describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Liberty specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Liberty.
About Liberty, Kentucky
Liberty, Kentucky, unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, a verdant tapestry stitched with the deep greens of summer foliage and the muted browns of fertile soil. It lies 37.1 miles west-north-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 302°T), and is situated 2.9 miles west-north-west of Williamsburg. The terrain here is a gentle, persistent undulation, where drainage ditches follow the natural contours of the land, guiding unseen streams towards broader waterways. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, cool scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance that settles softly on the senses as the sun begins its slow climb. The character of Liberty is etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the quiet dignity of weathered barns and the steady, unhurried pace of its inhabitants, a people who move with a considered grace born of connection to this particular earth. The history of Liberty is interwoven with the agricultural heart of its region, a place where farming has long been the bedrock of its economy. The fertile valleys and well-drained slopes have historically lent themselves to crops and livestock, shaping the lives and livelihoods of generations. While not a hub of heavy industry, Liberty’s economic pulse beats with the steady hum of local businesses, the friendly exchanges at the general store, and the quiet productivity of those who tend the land. The presence of the Cumberland River, though not directly bordering Liberty, exerts its influence, its tributaries feeding the streams that nourish the surrounding countryside, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that have shaped this corner of Kentucky.
Live animated radar for Liberty 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Liberty, Whitley County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.764806°N, 84.204102°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42220, 40104, 40769, 42539 |
| Area Code | 606, 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Liberty, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Liberty, 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 Liberty includes coordinates 36.764806°N, 84.204102°W, situated in Whitley County. ZIP code 42220, 40104, 40769, 42539. Telephone area code: 606, 270. 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.
