Owenton, Kentucky Weather
Owenton, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Owenton, Owen County.
Full aviation weather for Owenton is published on the Capital City Airport (KFFT) page, 40 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 Owenton 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 Owenton: Gene Snyder Airport (KK62) 43 km · Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (K27K) 49 km · Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (K0I8) 52 km · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) 59 km · Blue Grass Airport (KLEX) 59 km
Conditions reported at KFFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 40 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Owenton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Owenton.
About Owenton, Kentucky
Owenton sits quietly in the rolling hills of Kentucky, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a gentle, agrarian rhythm. It lies 23.2 miles north of Frankfort, KY (from Frankfort, KY: bearing 4°T), and is situated 16.7 miles west-south-west of Williamstown. The terrain here is a study in soft contours, the earth rising and falling in a perpetual dance, often cloaked in the emerald green of pasture or the deep, rich brown of tilled fields. Ancient forests, remnants of a wilder past, cling to the slopes, their canopies a dense, murmuring presence against the wide, often pale blue sky. In the early morning, a soft mist often hangs in the hollows, lending an ethereal quality to the scene, as if the very air remembers the quiet footsteps of those who first settled this land. The character of Owenton is one of unpretentious resilience, a community that has weathered the seasons and the years with a quiet strength. The history of Owenton is intrinsically tied to the fertile land and the waterways that define its landscape, particularly the Kentucky River, which has for generations shaped its economy and way of life. This region was once a vital artery for commerce, with steamboats navigating its currents, carrying the bounty of farms and forests. The local economy still leans heavily on agriculture, with tobacco, corn, and soybeans being staples, their rows stretching across the undulating fields like ordered prayers. While industry has ebbed and flowed over the decades, the enduring spirit of Owenton remains rooted in its connection to the earth. The courthouse square, a classic focal point of many small Kentucky towns, serves as a gentle reminder of the enduring foundations of community and governance, a place where the pulse of daily life can still be felt in the slow, steady cadence of conversations and the occasional passing truck.
Live animated radar for Owenton 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 | Owenton, Owen County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.536456°N, 84.841893°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40359 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Owenton, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Owenton, 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 Owenton includes coordinates 38.536456°N, 84.841893°W, situated in Owen County. ZIP code 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.
