Hawesville, Kentucky Weather
Hawesville, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hawesville, Hancock County.
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About Hawesville, Kentucky
Hawesville rests on the broad shoulders of the Ohio River, a place where the land slopes gently towards the water, its terrain a soft, rolling affair that speaks of ancient geological forces and the patient work of wind and rain. It lies 21.4 miles east-north-east of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 66°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-west of Perry. The air here carries the particular scent of the river – a damp, earthy perfume mingled with the distant hum of agricultural activity and the faint, sweet aroma of ripening corn. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, seems to fall in broad, benevolent swathes, illuminating the green of the fields and the weathered wood of the houses that dot the landscape. Along the riverbank, willow branches trail languidly in the current, their leaves whispering secrets to the passing barges, a constant, low murmur against the broader quiet of the countryside. The story of Hawesville is a tale of industry and perseverance, deeply entwined with the very river that defines its western edge. Once a bustling hub for tobacco farming and later, for the extraction of valuable minerals from the surrounding hills, Hawesville still echoes with the vestiges of its past. The economy, though shifted from its more robust industrial roots, now finds its footing in agriculture and the enduring presence of the river as a vital artery for commerce. One might still catch the glint of mica in the soil, a reminder of the earth's hidden treasures, or witness the steady procession of towboats, their horns a mournful, resonant call that carries across the water, a sound that has been the soundtrack to life in Hawesville for generations.
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| Location | Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.900055°N, 86.754988°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42348 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hawesville, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawesville, 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 Hawesville includes coordinates 37.900055°N, 86.754988°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 42348. 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.
