Cawood, Kentucky Weather
Cawood, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cawood, Harlan County.
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About Cawood, Kentucky
Cawood sprawls across the folds of the Appalachian landscape, a scattering of homes and businesses clinging to the slopes and valley floor. It lies 28.1 miles north-north-west of Hawkins, TN (from Hawkins, TN: bearing 327°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-east of Harlan. The air here carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the steep, forested mountains that hem it in, their peaks often veiled in a soft, persistent mist that lends a dreamlike quality to the late afternoon light. The winding roads, slick with dew in the early morning, snake between weathered farmsteads and the more modern structures that mark the pulse of daily life. Here, the land dictates the pace, its rugged contours shaping the very essence of Cawood. The history of Cawood is inextricably linked to the deep veins of coal that lie beneath its soil, a legacy that has shaped its economy and its people for generations. Though the roar of mining machinery may have softened in some corners, the spirit of industry remains, a quiet resilience woven into the fabric of this place. The local economy, once dominated by the black gold, now finds its footing in a more diverse, if still modest, range of enterprises, with many residents commuting to larger centers for work, their journeys a familiar part of the daily rhythm. The nearby rivers, clear and cool, offer a different kind of bounty, a place for quiet contemplation and a reminder of the natural beauty that endures, a constant counterpoint to the industrial past.
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| Location | Cawood, Harlan County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.783977°N, 83.228233°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40815 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cawood, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cawood, 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 Cawood includes coordinates 36.783977°N, 83.228233°W, situated in Harlan County. ZIP code 40815. Telephone area code: 606. 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.
