Wheelwright, Kentucky Weather
Wheelwright, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wheelwright, Floyd County.
Full aviation weather for Wheelwright is published on the Pike County Airport Hatcher Field (KPBX) page, 29 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 Wheelwright 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 Wheelwright: Lonesome Pine Airport (KLNP) 42 km · Big Sandy Regional Airport (KSJS) 47 km · Wendell H Ford Airport (KCPF) 48 km
Conditions reported at KPBX describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wheelwright specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wheelwright.
About Wheelwright, Kentucky
Wheelwright lies in a deep fold of the Appalachian foothills, where the land rises sharply into wooded ridges and the sky feels a little closer. It lies 52.6 miles north of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 356°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south of McDowell. The town itself is a compact collection of houses and businesses, clinging to the valley floor where the creek, a restless ribbon of grey water, carves its path. Even in the muted light of a late afternoon, the green of the surrounding hills is a rich, almost velvety presence, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in. The air often carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and pine needles, a fragrance that speaks of enduring seasons and a land that has seen countless cycles of growth and decay. This place, Wheelwright, was born of coal, its existence inextricably linked to the veins of black rock that lie beneath the surface. The legacy of the mining industry is etched into the very character of the community, evident in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the quiet resilience of its people. For decades, the rhythmic clang of machinery and the steady haul of coal cars were the heartbeat of Wheelwright, shaping its economy and its social fabric. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the echoes of that past still resonate, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. Local traditions, passed down through generations, often touch on the shared experiences of hard work and close-knit community that defined the mining era, fostering a strong sense of belonging that persists even as the landscape slowly reclaims what was once so industrially vibrant.
Live animated radar for Wheelwright 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 | Wheelwright, Floyd County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.332602°N, 82.72099°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41669, 41606 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wheelwright, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wheelwright, 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 Wheelwright includes coordinates 37.332602°N, 82.720990°W, situated in Floyd County. ZIP code 41669, 41606. Telephone area code: 606. 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.
