Millstone, Kentucky Weather
Millstone, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Millstone, Letcher County.
Full aviation weather for Millstone is published on the Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) page, 28 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. 3 airfields within reach of Millstone 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 Millstone: Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) 47 km · Wendell H Ford Airport (KCPF) 51 km
Conditions reported at KLNP describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Millstone specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Millstone.
About Millstone, Kentucky
Millstone lies cradled by the steep shoulders of the Appalachian Mountains, a place where the land itself seems to breathe. It lies 41.4 miles north of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 353°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north-east of Whitesburg. The terrain plunges and rises with dramatic intent, cloaked in a dense mantle of hardwood forest that shifts from emerald in summer to a fiery tapestry of crimson and gold as autumn approaches. Narrow valleys, carved by the persistent flow of unseen streams, cradle the scattered homes and buildings of Millstone, their roofs a patchwork against the verdant slopes. Sunlight, when it breaks through the thick canopy, often falls in hushed, cathedral-like shafts, illuminating the damp earth and the resilient ferns that carpet the shadowed hollows. The air here carries the clean, cool scent of pine and damp soil, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. The history of Millstone is inextricably bound to the earth beneath it, a story written in coal dust and the tireless labor of generations. For decades, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts were the heartbeat of this place, fueling the local economy and shaping its character. Though the intensity of that industry has softened, the legacy remains, a quiet pride in the grit and resilience of those who worked the seams. The economy now finds its footing in a more varied landscape of small businesses and a renewed appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds Millstone. The winding roads, often clinging precariously to the mountainsides, serve as arteries, connecting the scattered homesteads and the quiet pulse of everyday life, where neighborly waves are still a common currency.
Live animated radar for Millstone 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 | Millstone, Letcher County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.167323°N, 82.751547°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41838 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Millstone, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Millstone, 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 Millstone includes coordinates 37.167323°N, 82.751547°W, situated in Letcher County. ZIP code 41838. Telephone area code: 606. 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.
