Stearns, Kentucky Weather
Stearns, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stearns, McCreary County.
Full aviation weather for Stearns is published on the McCreary County Airport (K18I) page, 8 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 Stearns 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 Stearns: Williamsburg Whitley County Airport (KBYL) 27 km · Scott Municipal Airport (KSCX) 29 km · Wayne County Airport (KEKQ) 38 km · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (KSME) 41 km · Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield (KJAU) 49 km
Conditions reported at K18I describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Stearns specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Stearns.
About Stearns, Kentucky
Stearns unfolds in a landscape carved by the ancient hand of water and time, where the Cumberland River, a silken ribbon of jade, braids its way through rolling hills and dense woodlands. It lies 45.4 miles north-east of Davidson, TN (from Davidson, TN: bearing 50°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north of Winfield. The air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower, carries a stillness that settles deep into the bones, broken only by the distant call of a crow or the whisper of wind through the towering hardwoods. Here, the land rises and falls with a quiet dignity, its contours softened by centuries of rain and sun, the shadows of the afternoon stretching long and purple across the slopes, hinting at secrets held within the folds of the terrain. The story of Stearns is etched in the very bedrock of its past, a tale woven from the threads of industry and resilience. Once a bustling hub of timber and coal, its economy was powered by the relentless rhythm of saws and the deep, resonant hum of mining engines, a legacy that still echoes in the weathered facades of its older buildings and the sturdy character of its people. The nearby Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, a vast expanse of natural beauty, now draws those seeking the wilder spirit of the region, its gorges and rapids a counterpoint to the quietude of the town itself, offering a different kind of sustenance to the soul.
Live animated radar for Stearns 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 | Stearns, McCreary County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.698967°N, 84.477439°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42647 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stearns, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stearns, 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 Stearns includes coordinates 36.698967°N, 84.477439°W, situated in McCreary County. ZIP code 42647. Telephone area code: 270. 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.
