Monterey, Kentucky Weather
Monterey, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Monterey, Bourbon County.
Full aviation weather for Monterey is published on the Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (K27K) page, 13 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 Monterey 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 Monterey: Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (K0I8) 22 km · Blue Grass Airport (KLEX) 30 km · Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport (KIOB) 32 km · Capital City Airport (KFFT) 52 km · Stanton Airport (KI50) 54 km
Conditions reported at K27K describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monterey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monterey.
About Monterey, Kentucky
Monterey rests in a hollow of Bourbon County, Kentucky, where the land begins to gently roll, hinting at the approaching hills of the Bluegrass region. It lies 13.8 miles east of Georgetown, KY (from Georgetown, KY: bearing 101°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-west of Paris. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint sweetness, a blend of cut grass and distant woodsmoke, a scent that seems to cling to the weathered clapboard houses and the quiet main street. Oak trees, some ancient and broad, stand sentinel over modest farms, their branches reaching out like welcoming arms, and the fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold, stretch out under a sky that can shift from a clear, bright blue to a bruised, dramatic grey with startling swiftness. The creek, a silver ribbon in the sunlight, murmurs its way through the landscape, its banks often softened by wild vioches and the persistent green of moss. The history of Monterey is tied to the rich soil and the fertile valleys that have sustained its people for generations. While not a grand metropolis, Monterey has long been a hub for the surrounding agricultural community, with its economy historically anchored in farming, particularly tobacco and corn, crops that have shaped the very character of the land. The echoes of earlier times can be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture, and the quiet diligence of its residents speaks of a deeply ingrained work ethic. Local traditions, though perhaps subtle, are woven into the fabric of daily life, a quiet continuation of practices passed down, a testament to the enduring spirit of this place.
Live animated radar for Monterey 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 | Monterey, Bourbon County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.172577°N, 84.308822°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40361, 40359 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monterey, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monterey, 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 Monterey includes coordinates 38.172577°N, 84.308822°W, situated in Bourbon County. ZIP code 40361, 40359. Telephone area code: 502. 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.
