Ravenna, Kentucky Weather
Ravenna, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Ravenna, Estill County.
Full aviation weather for Ravenna is published on the Stanton Airport (KI50) page, 21 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 Ravenna 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 Ravenna: Central Kentucky Regional Airport (KRGA) 34 km · Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport (KIOB) 42 km · Julian Carroll Airport (KJKL) 57 km
Conditions reported at KI50 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ravenna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ravenna, Kentucky
Ravenna rests in a hollow where the land begins to fold and crease, a place where the Kentucky River's tributary streams, like the Red and the Middle Fork, carve their way through rolling hills. It lies 19.2 miles east-south-east of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 103°T), and is situated 1.6 miles south-east of Irvine. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of wet leaves and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle that climbs with wild abandon over weathered fences. The houses, many with porches that seem to sigh with the weight of memory, are scattered amongst stands of mature oak and maple, their branches reaching out like welcoming arms, especially as the late afternoon sun casts long, softened shadows across the fields. The landscape itself feels like a quiet conversation between the persistent watercourses and the patient, undulating terrain that rises to meet them, a gentle yet insistent shaping of the earth. This corner of Estill County holds a history tied to the earth's bounty and the labor of its people. Once, the forests surrounding Ravenna were felled for lumber, and the coal seams beneath the hills offered a hard-won livelihood, a heritage that still whispers in the stoic faces and capable hands of its residents. The local economy, while perhaps less dominated by these traditional industries now, still finds its pulse in agriculture and the small businesses that serve the immediate needs of the community. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet pride in the enduring spirit of Ravenna, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather walks hand-in-hand with the present, a gentle current beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Ravenna 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 | Ravenna, Estill County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.684527°N, 83.952979°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40472 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ravenna, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ravenna, 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 Ravenna includes coordinates 37.684527°N, 83.952979°W, situated in Estill County. ZIP code 40472. 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.
