Bancroft, Kentucky Weather
Bancroft, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bancroft, Muhlenberg County.
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About Bancroft, Kentucky
Bancroft rests in a shallow cradle of rolling hills, where the land gently slopes toward the broad, slow-moving waters of the Green River. It lies 24.6 miles north-north-east of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 33°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west-south-west of Greenville. The air here carries a persistent, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and ripening corn, particularly potent after a summer rain. Fields of soybeans and tobacco stretch towards the horizon, their verdant rows punctuated by the occasional cluster of sturdy oak and sycamore trees that stand like sentinels along the creek beds. Even in the midday heat, a certain stillness pervades Bancroft, a quiet hum of cicadas and distant tractors that speaks of a life lived in concert with the seasons. This patch of Muhlenberg County has long known the rhythm of industry, its history intertwined with the rich veins of coal that lie beneath the surface. Though the deepest mines are now silent, the legacy of those who worked the earth is still palpable, a quiet pride in the resilience of the community. The local economy, once dominated by extraction, now finds its footing in agriculture and the steady pulse of small businesses that serve the needs of residents. Occasionally, the quietude is broken by the distant rumble of a freight train, a reminder of the larger arteries of commerce that connect Bancroft to the outside world, carrying the bounty of the land and the echoes of its past.
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| Location | Bancroft, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.165876°N, 87.247497°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42345, 40242 |
| Area Code | 270, 502 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bancroft, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bancroft, 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 Bancroft includes coordinates 37.165876°N, 87.247497°W, situated in Muhlenberg County. ZIP code 42345, 40242. Telephone area code: 270, 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.
