Fleming-Neon, Kentucky Weather
Fleming-Neon, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fleming-Neon, Letcher County.
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About Fleming-Neon, Kentucky
Fleming-Neon sits in a deep fold of the Kentucky hills, where the land pitches and climbs with an almost aggressive generosity. It lies 42.9 miles north of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 357°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-east of Whitesburg. The sky, when it can be glimpsed, is a narrow ribbon of blue, often bruised with approaching weather, the sun a pale coin struggling to assert its dominance over the dense green shoulders of the mountains. Roads, like hesitant veins, follow the capricious paths of the creek beds, winding between houses that cling precariously to the inclines or huddle together in the flatter pockets. The air itself carries a damp, earthy scent, a blend of pine needles, decaying leaves, and the faint, lingering ghost of coal dust that whispers of past industry. Even the silence here has a texture, a thick presence that seems to absorb and amplify the distant rumble of a passing truck or the sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead. This is a place forged by the relentless extraction of coal, a history etched not only in the scarred hillsides but in the very bones of Fleming-Neon. The economy, once fueled by the black gold beneath the surface, now navigates a different terrain, with its residents finding work in scattered service jobs and the ever-present need to adapt. The Whitesburg railroad line, a lifeline of steel and timber, still snakes through the valley, a reminder of the transportation that once brought prosperity and took away the mined wealth. Local traditions, rooted in a deep sense of community and resilience, are passed down through generations, often shared over porch swings or at the weekly market, where the bounty of small gardens finds its way to eager hands. The spirit of this place, much like the hardy rhododendrons that bloom defiantly on the steep slopes, is one of enduring strength, a quiet persistence against the grand, indifferent sweep of the Appalachian landscape.
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| Location | Fleming-Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.192325°N, 82.705713°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41840 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fleming-Neon, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fleming-Neon, 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 Fleming-Neon includes coordinates 37.192325°N, 82.705713°W, situated in Letcher County. ZIP code 41840. 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.
