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, Owen County.
Full aviation weather for Monterey is published on the Capital City Airport (KFFT) page, 27 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. 5 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: Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (K27K) 44 km · Blue Grass Airport (KLEX) 49 km · Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (K0I8) 52 km · Gene Snyder Airport (KK62) 52 km
Conditions reported at KFFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 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, Kentucky, unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the very earth seems to breathe with a quiet resilience. It lies 15.3 miles north of Frankfort, KY (from Frankfort, KY: bearing 0°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-west of Owenton. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes and broad valleys, softened by the deep green of mature woodlands that cling to the inclines. Creek beds, sometimes dry veins of ochre and grey, other times brimming with the clear, cool water of recent rains, stitch their way through the land, reflecting the wide, often cloud-streaked Kentucky sky. The air itself carries the scent of damp soil and pine, a pervasive aroma that speaks of seasons turning, of life both burgeoning and receding. Life in Monterey moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the soil, a rhythm felt in the way neighbours greet each other on the infrequent paved roads that wind between weathered farmhouses and sturdy barns. The history of Monterey is tied to the land's bounty and the hardy souls who sought to cultivate it. Farming has long been the bedrock of its economy, with fields of corn and tobacco stretching across the valley floors, their green rows a testament to generations of labor. The old general stores, their paint faded but their foundations solid, still serve as informal gathering places, echoes of a time when they were the commercial and social heart of the community. Though industry might not be the dominant force, the steady hum of agricultural machinery and the quiet industry of those who work the land are the true engines of Monterey. The stories of its founding families are etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of life, in the shared understanding of the seasons and the simple dignity of a life lived close to the earth.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Monterey, Owen County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.422013°N, 84.872449°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 38.422013°N, 84.872449°W, situated in Owen 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.
