Norwood, Kentucky Weather
Norwood, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Norwood, Jefferson County.
Full aviation weather for Norwood is published on the Bowman Field (KLOU) page, 5 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 Norwood 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 Norwood: Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF) 14 km · Clark Regional Airport (KJVY) 17 km · Samuels Field (KBRY) 50 km · Godman Army Air Field (KFTK) 50 km · Madison Municipal Airport (KIMS) 58 km
Conditions reported at KLOU describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Norwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Norwood, Kentucky
Norwood lies where the land begins to swell, a gentle rise from the river bottoms that cradle Jefferson County. It lies 4.7 miles north-north-west of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 327°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Louisville. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and the subtle sweetness of burgeoning cornfields, a constant whisper of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Oak and maple trees, ancient sentinels, stand guard over the fields, their leaves catching the late afternoon sun in a thousand shifting shades of green and gold. The roads, often unpaved, wind through this verdant expanse, leading to homes that seem to grow organically from the landscape, their porches weathered by seasons of sun and rain. The quiet hum of cicadas is the dominant sound, a rhythmic pulse that underscores the unhurried pace of life in Norwood. This land, shaped by centuries of cultivation and the slow erosion of time, holds echoes of its past. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a new beginning, cleared these fields, their labor etched into the very contour of the terrain. The local economy, while diversifying, still draws strength from the land, with agriculture remaining a significant, if often quiet, contributor. The spirit of Norwood is one of enduring resilience, a steady persistence in the face of change. It is a place where the past is not forgotten but is instead a quiet undercurrent, shaping the present with a subtle but undeniable influence, a place where the memory of the plow still lingers in the rich, dark soil.
Live animated radar for Norwood 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 | Norwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.252016°N, 85.61135°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42553, 40222 |
| Area Code | 270, 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Norwood, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Norwood, 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 Norwood includes coordinates 38.252016°N, 85.611350°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 42553, 40222. Telephone area code: 270, 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.
