Williamstown, Kentucky Weather
Williamstown, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Williamstown, Grant County.
Full aviation weather for Williamstown is published on the Gene Snyder Airport (KK62) page, 16 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 Williamstown 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 Williamstown: Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (K0I8) 39 km · Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (K27K) 46 km · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) 47 km · Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (KLUK) 53 km · Clermont County Airport (KI69) 58 km
Conditions reported at KK62 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Williamstown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Williamstown.
About Williamstown, Kentucky
Williamstown rests in a landscape where rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation, give way to the deeper greens of mature woodlands. It lies 21.1 miles south of Independence, KY (from Independence, KY: bearing 182°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-north-west of Morgan. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle, sweet scent of damp earth and distant hayfields, a perfume that clings to the skin like a forgotten memory. The terrain, a gentle undulation, guides the eye towards the horizon, broken by the occasional sturdy farmhouse or the silver glint of a pond reflecting the vast Kentucky sky. The quietude is profound, punctuated only by the hum of a passing tractor or the distant call of a bird. The history of Williamstown is etched into the very soil, a narrative of agriculture and community that stretches back through generations. Once a vital stop along the overland routes, its economy has always been tied to the land, with tobacco and livestock forming the backbone of its livelihood for many years. Today, while some of that heritage remains, the town has also found new footing, with small businesses and a growing sense of local pride anchoring its present. The Grant County Public Library, a modest but well-loved building, stands as a testament to the community's commitment to learning and preserving its past, a quiet sentinel in the heart of Williamstown.
Live animated radar for Williamstown 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 | Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.638124°N, 84.560498°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41097 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Williamstown, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Williamstown, 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 Williamstown includes coordinates 38.638124°N, 84.560498°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 41097. Telephone area code: 859. 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.
