Olive Hill, Kentucky Weather
Olive Hill, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Olive Hill, Carter County.
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About Olive Hill, Kentucky
Olive Hill rises from a landscape of rolling hills, a place where the earth folds in on itself with a quiet dignity. It lies 40.3 miles west-south-west of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 258°T), and is situated 16.2 miles east-north-east of Morehead. The terrain here is a study in gentle ascents and descents, a patchwork of dense woodlands giving way to sun-drenched clearings and the occasional open pasture. Streams, glinting like spilled mercury under the broad Kentucky sky, carve their patient paths through the valleys, their banks often softened by thickets of wild blackberry and the sturdy stalks of sumac. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mingling of pine needles, damp soil, and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming honeysuckle. It’s a place that feels both grounded and expansive, where the horizon is a soft, hazy line, and the world unfolds at a pace dictated by the turn of the seasons and the slow exhalation of the land. The history of Olive Hill is deeply entwined with the resources that lie beneath its surface and the resilience of its people. For generations, the rhythm of life here was shaped by the extraction of coal and the crafting of clay products, industries that left an indelible mark on the landscape and the local character. Though the echoes of those booming enterprises have softened, a quiet pride in craftsmanship and a strong sense of community persist. The old railroad lines, now often overgrown, hint at a past when goods and people moved with greater urgency, connecting this pocket of Appalachia to the wider world. Today, Olive Hill continues to draw sustenance from its fertile surroundings, with agriculture playing a vital role, and a growing appreciation for its natural beauty attracting visitors seeking a respite from the clamor of more hurried places.
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| Location | Olive Hill, Carter County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.300081°N, 83.174065°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41164 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Olive Hill, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Olive Hill, Kentucky, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Olive Hill includes coordinates 38.300081°N, 83.174065°W, situated in Carter County. ZIP code 41164. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
