Pippa Passes, Kentucky Weather
Pippa Passes, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pippa Passes, Knott County.
Full aviation weather for Pippa Passes is published on the Wendell H Ford Airport (KCPF) page, 34 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. 5 airfields within reach of Pippa Passes 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 Pippa Passes: Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) 37 km · Julian Carroll Airport (KJKL) 49 km · Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) 49 km · Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS) 51 km
Conditions reported at KCPF describe the airfield itself. Weather 34 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pippa Passes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pippa Passes.
About Pippa Passes, Kentucky
Pippa Passes is a place where the land rises and falls with a patient, insistent grace, its shoulders hunched against the sky. It lies 53.9 miles north-north-west of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 347°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west of Wheelwright. Hollows cradle the small homes, their tin roofs glinting like scattered coins under the sun, while the ridges above are cloaked in a dense, verdant quilt of oak and pine. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, damp scent of earth and decaying leaves, a constant reminder of the forest's deep, quiet breathing. Creeks, no more than a whisper of water in drier seasons, snake through the valleys, their beds of smooth, grey stones worn by the passage of countless rains. The overall impression is one of being held, gently but firmly, by the generous, rugged contours of the Appalachian foothills, a landscape that feels both ancient and alive. The story of Pippa Passes is intimately bound to the rich seams of coal that once defined its economic pulse, a history etched into the very bones of the hollows. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts, a labor that shaped the character of its people, fostering a resilience and a deep-seated connection to the land that sustained them. Today, while the mines have largely quieted, the spirit of ingenuity and determination endures, particularly at Alice Lloyd College, a beacon of learning that has served generations of Appalachian students, its presence a quiet testament to the enduring hope and aspiration within Pippa Passes. The legacy of hard work and community, forged in the shadow of the mountains, continues to inform the quiet hum of daily life.
Live animated radar for Pippa Passes 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 | Pippa Passes, Knott County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.334822°N, 82.87405°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41844 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pippa Passes, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pippa Passes, 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 Pippa Passes includes coordinates 37.334822°N, 82.874050°W, situated in Knott County. ZIP code 41844. Telephone area code: 606. 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.
