Petersburg, Kentucky Weather
Petersburg, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Petersburg, Boone County.
Full aviation weather for Petersburg is published on the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) page, 18 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 Petersburg 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 Petersburg: Cincinnati West Airport (KI67) 23 km · Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (KLUK) 39 km · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field (KHAO) 44 km · Miami University Airport (KOXD) 49 km · Clermont County Airport (KI69) 57 km
Conditions reported at KCVG describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Petersburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Petersburg.
About Petersburg, Kentucky
Petersburg rests in the embrace of rolling hills, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the breeze. It lies 9.4 miles south-east of Dearborn, IN (from Dearborn, IN: bearing 137°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-north-west of Burlington. The land here is a study in gentle slopes and fertile valleys, carved by the meandering waters of the Ohio River, which forms its northern boundary and lends a constant, subtle murmur to the air. Oak and maple trees punctuate the landscape, their branches reaching skyward, offering shade and a vibrant display of color as the seasons turn. The character of Petersburg is one of quiet persistence, a place where the sky feels vast and the days unfold with a natural, unhurried cadence, the sunlight often softening into a warm, buttery glow as it filters through the leaves. The history of Petersburg is deeply intertwined with the Ohio River, a vital artery that brought early settlers and shaped its economic fortunes. This was a place of riverboats and burgeoning commerce, where lumber and agricultural goods found their way to distant markets. While steamboats are long gone, the river's influence remains, a constant presence in the life of Petersburg. Today, the local economy is anchored by agriculture, with farms still dominating the surrounding countryside, and a scattering of small businesses that serve the needs of the community. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist hubs, but rather a collection of sturdy brick buildings and modest homes that speak of generations who have called this place home, their lives woven into the very texture of the land.
Live animated radar for Petersburg 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 | Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 39.069225°N, 84.868284°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40218, 41080 |
| Area Code | 502, 859 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Petersburg, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Petersburg, 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 Petersburg includes coordinates 39.069225°N, 84.868284°W, situated in Boone County. ZIP code 40218, 41080. Telephone area code: 502, 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. 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.
