Hanson, Kentucky Weather
Hanson, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hanson, Hopkins County.
Full aviation weather for Hanson is published on the Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) page, 23 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 Hanson 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 Hanson: Tradewater Airport (K8M7) 31 km · Muhlenberg County Airport (KM21) 36 km · Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 44 km · Owensboro Daviess County Airport (KOWB) 45 km · Henderson City County Airport (KEHR) 47 km
Conditions reported at K8M9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hanson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hanson.
About Hanson, Kentucky
Hanson sits in a quiet pocket of western Kentucky, where the land rolls gently, a subtle rise and fall that hints at the underlying bedrock. It lies 29.6 miles south-south-east of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 168°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north of Madisonville. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy, humid air of summer, their green a deep, saturated hue under the wide, often cloud-streaked sky. The trees here, mostly oak and hickory, cluster in wooded draws and along the edges of properties, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to absorb the day's heat. The air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of fertile soil and the distant, sweet aroma of ripening crops, a constant reminder of the land's enduring agricultural pulse. The character of Hanson is deeply tied to the coal seams that once pulsed beneath its surface, a history that shaped its founding and continues to inform its identity. Though the mines have largely receded, leaving behind scars and memories rather than active operations, the legacy of that era is etched into the local economy and the very spirit of its people. Small businesses, often family-run, form the backbone of Hanson's commerce, catering to the everyday needs of its residents. A quiet industriousness prevails, a sense of getting things done without fanfare, much like the slow, steady flow of the nearby Tradewater River, a waterway that has witnessed generations of this land's unfolding story.
Live animated radar for Hanson 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 | Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.417267°N, 87.480834°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42413 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hanson, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hanson, Kentucky, 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 Hanson includes coordinates 37.417267°N, 87.480834°W, situated in Hopkins County. ZIP code 42413. 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. 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.
