Wellington, Kentucky Weather
Wellington, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wellington, Menifee County.
Full aviation weather for Wellington is published on the Stanton Airport (KI50) page, 30 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 Wellington 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 Wellington: Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport (KSYM) 34 km · Julian Carroll Airport (KJKL) 40 km · Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport (KIOB) 44 km
Conditions reported at KI50 describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wellington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wellington.
About Wellington, Kentucky
Wellington unfolds like a forgotten map, its hills rolling with a gentle, persistent grace, cloaked in the deep emerald of Appalachian forests. It lies 44.2 miles east-north-east of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 75°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-south-east of Frenchburg. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a perfume that mingles with the distant hum of cicadas on a summer afternoon. Streams, silver threads in the dappled sunlight, wind through the hollows, their murmurs a constant, soothing soundtrack to the quiet lives lived within Wellington's embrace. The landscape itself feels ancient, sculpted by countless seasons, each ridge and valley holding a story whispered by the wind through the rustling leaves. This is a place where the past is not a distant echo but a palpable presence, woven into the very fabric of Wellington's character. Coal mining once dug deep into these hills, leaving behind a legacy of hard work and resilience that still informs the spirit of its people. Though the mines have long since stilled their roaring, the echoes of that industry linger, a testament to the grit that built this corner of Kentucky. Today, the economy finds its footing in agriculture, with small farms dotting the landscape, their fields yielding a bounty that sustains the local community. The rhythm of life in Wellington is unhurried, a gentle cadence dictated by the sun and the seasons, a stark contrast to the clamor of cities far removed.
Live animated radar for Wellington 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 | Wellington, Menifee County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.914529°N, 83.511852°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40316, 40387, 40205 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wellington, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wellington, 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 Wellington includes coordinates 37.914529°N, 83.511852°W, situated in Menifee County. ZIP code 40316, 40387, 40205. 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.
