Cannelton, Indiana Weather
Cannelton, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cannelton, Perry County.
Full aviation weather for Cannelton is published on the Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field (KKY8) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Cannelton 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 Cannelton: Perry County Municipal Airport (KTEL) 13 km · Breckinridge County Airport (KI93) 30 km · Owensboro Daviess County Airport (KOWB) 42 km · Huntingburg Airport (KHNB) 42 km · Ohio County Airport (KJQD) 51 km
Conditions reported at KKY8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cannelton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cannelton.
About Cannelton, Indiana
Cannelton, Indiana, clings to the Ohio River's north bank, a quiet sentinel where the land slopes gently towards the broad, slow-moving water. It lies 22.2 miles east-north-east of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 65°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-west of Perry. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, the rolling hills of southern Indiana giving way to the flatter, alluvial plain that embraces the river. Mature trees, oaks and maples mostly, stand sentinel along the bluffs, their leaves catching the late afternoon sun in a burnished glow. The air, particularly in summer, carries the humid breath of the river, a scent of rich earth and distant, unseen forests. Beyond the town, fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their green rows a testament to the fertile ground, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn or silo. This place, Cannelton, once vibrated with the energy of industry, its name derived from the cannel coal mined from the surrounding hills, a fuel that powered furnaces and warmed homes far and wide. The river, of course, was its lifeblood, a highway for barges laden with coal and goods, connecting Cannelton to the wider world. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrious past linger in the sturdy, brick buildings that line the main street, and in the collective memory of its people. The economy now leans more on the river's continued, albeit less boisterous, presence, with some commercial fishing and recreational boating adding to the local flavor, alongside the agricultural pursuits that still define the surrounding countryside.
Live animated radar for Cannelton 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 | Cannelton, Perry County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 37.911445°N, 86.744432°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47520 |
| Area Code | 812 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cannelton, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cannelton, Indiana, 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 Cannelton includes coordinates 37.911445°N, 86.744432°W, situated in Perry County. ZIP code 47520. Telephone area code: 812. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
