Pikeville, Kentucky Weather
Pikeville, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pikeville, Pike County.
Full aviation weather for Pikeville is published on the Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) page, 10 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. 4 airfields within reach of Pikeville 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 Pikeville: Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS) 32 km · Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (KEBD) 42 km · Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) 55 km
Conditions reported at KPBX describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pikeville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pikeville.
About Pikeville, Kentucky
Pikeville rests in a deep Appalachian hollow, where the Cumberland Plateau's rugged shoulders press close, its slopes a rich tapestry of greens and browns under the often-hazy Kentucky sky. It lies 63.1 miles north of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 7°T), and is situated 3.2 miles south-east of Coal Run Village. The Big Sandy River, a winding ribbon of brown water, dictates the town's narrow footprint, hemmed in by steep, forested hillsides that climb dramatically on either side. On clear days, the afternoon sun spills over the eastern ridges, casting long, sharp shadows that stretch across the valley floor, and the air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, damp scent of pine needles and turned earth. The architecture of Pikeville reflects this constraint, houses and businesses clinging to the available flat land, their roofs a patchwork against the overwhelming verticality of the surrounding terrain. The history of Pikeville is inextricably linked to the bounty and peril of the earth beneath its feet. Once a vital hub for coal mining, the echoes of that industry are still felt, though its economic focus has broadened considerably. The region’s reliance on natural resources has shaped its character, fostering a resilient and independent spirit among its people. Today, Pikeville is also recognized for its educational institutions, drawing students and contributing to a more diversified future. The Pikeville Cut-Through, a monumental engineering feat that rerouted the Big Sandy River and a railroad line, stands as a testament to the ingenuity required to thrive in this challenging landscape, a bold scar on the mountainside that fundamentally reshaped the town's accessibility and future.
Live animated radar for Pikeville 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 | Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.479267°N, 82.518763°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41501, 41502 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pikeville, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pikeville, 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 Pikeville includes coordinates 37.479267°N, 82.518763°W, situated in Pike County. ZIP code 41501, 41502. 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. 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.
