West Point, Kentucky Weather
West Point, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Point, Hardin County.
Full aviation weather for West Point is published on the Godman Army Air Field (KFTK) page, 11 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. 3 airfields within reach of West Point 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 West Point: Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport (KEKX) 35 km · Samuels Field (KBRY) 44 km
Conditions reported at KFTK describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Point specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Point.
About West Point, Kentucky
West Point, Kentucky, unfolds like a hushed story in the rolling foothills where the Salt River meets the Ohio. It lies 20.1 miles south of Floyd, IN (from Floyd, IN: bearing 188°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north of Fort Knox. Here, the land remembers the patient work of water, its gentle curves and deep breaths shaping the terrain into a quiet dignity. The air, especially in the lingering light of late afternoon, carries a soft, almost palpable weight, a blend of damp earth and the distant sweetness of ripening corn. Ancient trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, stand sentinel over fields that ripple with the subtle shifts of wind, their leaves whispering secrets of seasons past. The horizon is a soft watercolor wash, where the sky bleeds into the greening land, a constant, calming presence. This confluence of waterways has long been the lifeblood of West Point, its history etched not in grand monuments but in the steady pulse of commerce and community. For generations, the rivers have dictated the rhythm of life, drawing boats laden with goods and people, fostering a spirit of resilience and self-reliance. The echoes of steamboats and barges still seem to linger on the water, a reminder of an era when this river junction was a vital artery of trade. Though agriculture remains a cornerstone, the quiet hum of small industries now supplements the land's bounty, a testament to West Point's enduring capacity to adapt, always tethered to the enduring strength of its watery boundaries.
Live animated radar for West Point 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 | West Point, Hardin County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.999516°N, 85.943575°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40177 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This West Point, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Point, 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 West Point includes coordinates 37.999516°N, 85.943575°W, situated in Hardin County. ZIP code 40177. 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.
