Providence, Kentucky Weather
Providence, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Providence, Knox County.
Full aviation weather for Providence is published on the Williamsburg Whitley County Airport (KBYL) page, 27 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 Providence 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 Providence: London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field (KLOZ) 28 km · Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (K1A6) 32 km · McCreary County Airport (K18I) 47 km · Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport (KI35) 49 km · New Tazewell Municipal Airport (K3A2) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBYL describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Providence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Providence.
About Providence, Kentucky
Providence lies in a hollow, a scattering of buildings cupped by the rolling, forested hills of southeastern Kentucky. It lies 30.6 miles north-north-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 330°T), and is situated 1.3 miles west of Barbourville. The land here is a quilt of deep greens and browns, the trees a dense, murmuring crowd climbing the slopes, their branches interlocked like praying hands against the pale blue of the sky. A thin veil of mist often hangs in the air during the early mornings, clinging to the hollows and softening the edges of the world, lending a hushed, almost sacred quality to the dawn. The air itself carries the clean, damp scent of pine needles and turned earth, a fragrance that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. The history of Providence is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that crown the surrounding ridges, a story whispered in the quiet hum of its everyday life. This is a place shaped by the extraction of coal, a history that has left its indelible mark on the landscape and the spirit of its people, though the mines are largely silent now. The local economy, like many in this region, has had to adapt, finding new avenues for sustenance and growth, a quiet resilience blooming where the earth once yielded its darker treasures. The rhythm of Providence is unhurried, a steady pulse measured by the changing seasons and the enduring strength of its community, a testament to lives lived in close communion with the land.
Live animated radar for Providence 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 | Providence, Knox County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.867032°N, 83.911593°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42134, 40906, 40011, 42450 |
| Area Code | 502, 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Providence, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Providence, 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 Providence includes coordinates 36.867032°N, 83.911593°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 42134, 40906, 40011, 42450. Telephone area code: 502, 270. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
