Mays Lick, Kentucky Weather
Mays Lick, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mays Lick, Mason County.
Full aviation weather for Mays Lick is published on the Fleming Mason Airport (KFGX) page, 9 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 Mays Lick 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 Mays Lick: Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (KSYM) 40 km · Brown County Airport (KGEO) 41 km · Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (K0I8) 42 km · Alexander Salamon Airport (KAMT) 44 km · Gene Snyder Airport (KK62) 52 km
Conditions reported at KFGX describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mays Lick specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mays Lick.
About Mays Lick, Kentucky
Mays Lick unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape shaped by the patient hand of agriculture. It lies 44.3 miles east-north-east of Georgetown, KY (from Georgetown, KY: bearing 61°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-west of Flemingsburg. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall, broad fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, their greens and golds catching the abundant sunlight that filters through the humid air. Scattered stands of oak and maple punctuate the open country, offering pockets of shade and the rustle of unseen life. The air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil and the sweetness of ripening crops, a subtle perfume that defines the character of Mays Lick. The history of Mays Lick is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the waterways that have long nourished its growth. This was a place settled by those seeking to make a living from the land, and that agricultural legacy continues to define its economy. Tobacco, corn, and livestock have been the enduring pillars, their cultivation shaping the very pattern of the countryside. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet persistence of its farming roots speaks volumes, a testament to generations who understood the rhythm of the seasons and the bounty of this particular corner of Mason County. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance, a sound as familiar as the chirping of crickets at dusk, underscores the enduring heartbeat of Mays Lick.
Live animated radar for Mays Lick 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 | Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.517576°N, 83.841866°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41055 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mays Lick, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mays Lick, 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 Mays Lick includes coordinates 38.517576°N, 83.841866°W, situated in Mason County. ZIP code 41055. 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.
