Southgate, Kentucky Weather
Southgate, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Southgate, Campbell County.
Full aviation weather for Southgate is published on the Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (KLUK) page, 6 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 Southgate 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 Southgate: Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) 17 km · Clermont County Airport (KI69) 23 km · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field (KHAO) 33 km · Cincinnati West Airport (KI67) 33 km · Middletown Regional Airport (KMWO) 52 km
Conditions reported at KLUK describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Southgate specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Southgate, Kentucky
Southgate unfolds along the gentle slopes and modest valleys that characterize the outer reaches of Campbell County. It lies 2.1 miles east-south-east of Covington, KY (from Covington, KY: bearing 113°T), and is situated 3.2 miles south-east of Cincinnati. The landscape here is a study in quiet persistence, where the fertile earth, a rich, dark loam, yields readily to cultivation, giving way to scattered woodlands and the occasional cluster of residential streets. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and the distant hum of life, a subtle counterpoint to the ever-present whisper of wind through the leaves of mature oak and maple trees. It is a place where the sky feels vast, even when partially obscured by cloud, and the light, especially as day surrenders to twilight, can cast a warm, almost burnished glow upon the weathered facades of older homes. The history of Southgate is intrinsically linked to the broader narrative of Northern Kentucky's development, a story shaped by its proximity to the Ohio River, though its own terrain is more decidedly terrestrial. Early settlements in this region were often driven by the promise of agriculture, and Southgate's fertile ground has long supported its local economy, a blend of small businesses and residential growth that has steadily, if unassumingly, expanded over generations. While grand historical monuments are absent, the very character of Southgate is a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants, who have built lives and livelihoods from the land, fostering a sense of community that feels both rooted and quietly evolving, a subtle echo of the agricultural cycles that have defined this place for so long.
Live animated radar for Southgate 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 | Southgate, Campbell County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 39.072005°N, 84.47272°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41071 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Southgate, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southgate, 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 Southgate includes coordinates 39.072005°N, 84.472720°W, situated in Campbell County. ZIP code 41071. 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.
