Smithfield, Kentucky Weather
Smithfield, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithfield, Henry County.
Full aviation weather for Smithfield is published on the Capital City Airport (KFFT) page, 38 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield: Bowman Field (KLOU) 40 km · Clark Regional Airport (KJVY) 42 km · Madison Municipal Airport (KIMS) 45 km · Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF) 48 km
Conditions reported at KFFT describe the airfield itself. Weather 38 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smithfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smithfield.
About Smithfield, Kentucky
Smithfield is a place where the land breathes a gentle, rolling breath. It lies 21.3 miles north-east of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 51°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-south-east of La Grange. The terrain here, a soft, persistent undulation, is painted in broad strokes of verdant green and the earthy browns of well-tended fields, interspersed with the deeper, shadowed hues of woodlots that stand like ancient sentinels. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a sweetness, a faint whisper of hay and damp earth, that settles over the landscape like a comforting cloak. Here, the sky seems to stretch wider, a vast canvas where clouds drift with a leisurely, unhurried grace, their undersides often burnished to a warm, honeyed gold as the sun begins its descent. The houses, scattered along the quiet roads, seem to belong to the land, their porches often open to the breeze, offering a quiet invitation to pause and observe the slow, steady pulse of rural life. The history of Smithfield is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring presence of agriculture that has shaped its identity for generations. This is a landscape where tobacco and corn have long been the kings of the soil, their cultivation a constant hum beneath the surface of daily life, a testament to the resilience and hard work of its people. A quiet diligence defines the local economy, a steady reliance on the bounty of the earth, with small businesses catering to the needs of the surrounding farms and families. While no single, towering landmark dominates the horizon, the very character of Smithfield speaks of a community deeply connected to its past, a place where traditions, like the sturdy oak trees, stand firm against the passage of time, offering shade and a sense of continuity.
Live animated radar for Smithfield 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 | Smithfield, Henry County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.386734°N, 85.2569°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40068 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithfield, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithfield, 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 Smithfield includes coordinates 38.386734°N, 85.256900°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 40068. 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.
