Dawson Springs, Kentucky Weather
Dawson Springs, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dawson Springs, Hopkins County.
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About Dawson Springs, Kentucky
Dawson Springs lies in a landscape shaped by water and time, a place where the rolling terrain of western Kentucky exhales a breath of humid air thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 23.7 miles north-north-west of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 332°T), and is situated 15.4 miles south-west of Madisonville. Creeks, like the whispering Tradewater, meander through woods where sunlight filters through a canopy of mature hardwoods, casting shifting patterns on the forest floor. The land itself feels worn, softened by countless seasons, a gentle topography that invites contemplation rather than grand pronouncements. This is a place where the horizon feels close, softened by the verdant embrace of the surrounding countryside, and the sky, when it opens, can be a vast, bruised canvas of approaching storms or a serene expanse of pale, washed-out blue. The history of Dawson Springs is deeply entwined with the discovery of its mineral springs, once a celebrated draw that brought visitors seeking cures and respite, a legacy that lingers in the quiet avenues and the faded grandeur of older buildings. The economy, once buoyed by the health resort boom, has since diversified, with agriculture and manufacturing playing their parts, though the echoes of those earlier days can still be felt. The town, like many in this region, carries the quiet dignity of resilience, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the changing seasons and the enduring rhythms of a community that understands the value of a shared past.
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| Location | Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.167268°N, 87.692507°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42408 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dawson Springs, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dawson Springs, 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 Dawson Springs includes coordinates 37.167268°N, 87.692507°W, situated in Hopkins County. ZIP code 42408. Telephone area code: 270. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
