Wildwood, Kentucky Weather
Wildwood, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Wildwood, Jefferson County.
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About Wildwood, Kentucky
Wildwood unfolds across a landscape of soft, rolling hills, where the rich, dark soil hints at generations of cultivation. It lies 3.8 miles north of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 353°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-south-east of Jeffersonville. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a quiet perfume that settles over the scattered farmsteads and the occasional cluster of homes. Mature oak and hickory trees, their branches gnarled like old hands, punctuate the fields, offering shade to grazing cattle and a vibrant canvas of green in summer that deepens to russet and gold as autumn approaches. The land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm, a gentle undulation that guides the eye towards the faint shimmer of waterways that thread through the terrain. This corner of Jefferson County, Kentucky, carries the quiet legacy of agricultural endeavor, its economy historically tied to the fertile ground that sustains it. While once perhaps more broadly agricultural, the character of Wildwood now reflects a blend of working farms and residential areas, a place where the pace of life allows for contemplation of the changing seasons. The nearby presence of larger urban centers influences its character, offering a backdrop of opportunity while Wildwood itself retains a distinct sense of place, a quiet haven where the echoes of past generations can still be heard in the rustle of the leaves and the steady hum of cicadas on a warm evening.
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| Location | Wildwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.249516°N, 85.573016°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40223 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wildwood, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wildwood, Kentucky, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Wildwood includes coordinates 38.249516°N, 85.573016°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 40223. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
