Covington, KY Weather Forecast
Kenton County, Kentucky
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Covington, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Covington, KY at a glance
Covington is home to about 40,972 people in Kenton County, across 13 square miles. It ranks 5th by population of 123 places in Kentucky with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Fort Wright, 1 miles away.
- County
- Kenton County
- Population
- 40,972 2023 est.
- Land area
- 13 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 3,112
- Forecast point
- 39.0351°N, 84.5196°W
How well can the network see Covington?
The nearest Doppler radar is KILN (Wilmington, OH), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,400 ft above Covington. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KLUK (Cincinnati/Lunken Fld). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Covington
- Fort Wright, KY1 mi
- Fort Mitchell, KY2 mi
- Wilder, KY2 mi
- Taylor Mill, KY2 mi
- Park Hills, KY2 mi
- Lakeside Park, KY3 mi
- Crestview Hills, KY3 mi
- Edgewood, KY3 mi
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