Island, Kentucky Weather
Island, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Island, McLean County.
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About Island, Kentucky
Island exists as a quiet breath held by the rolling land, a place where the flat expanses of McLean County give way to gentle slopes that catch the light in varying shades of green and gold. It lies 22.8 miles south of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 184°T), and is situated 3.4 miles south of Livermore. The air here, especially as the day begins to fade, carries the scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a smell that clings to the skin and settles deep in the lungs. Broad fields, stitched with the darker lines of tree rows, stretch out under a sky that feels vast and ever-present, its moods shifting from the stark blue of high summer to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. The landscape is unpretentious, carved by water and wind, and holds a certain patient beauty, like an old quilt mended and re-mended over years. The history of Island is bound to the fertile soil and the slow, steady flow of the Green River, a waterway that once pulsed with the lifeblood of commerce. Barges, laden with coal from the surrounding hills and timber from the woodlands, would navigate its currents, linking this quiet corner of Kentucky to larger markets. Though the era of heavy river traffic has largely passed, the echoes of that industry remain, a subtle undercurrent beneath the present-day agricultural rhythms. The economy of Island still leans heavily on the land, with corn and soybeans dominating the fields, their stalks rustling in the breeze like whispers of generations past. There's a groundedness to the people here, a sense of having roots that run as deep as the ancient oaks that dot the horizon, a quiet resilience forged by the seasons and the enduring spirit of the place.
Live animated radar for Island and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Island, McLean County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.445046°N, 87.143885°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42350 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Island, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Island, 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 Island includes coordinates 37.445046°N, 87.143885°W, situated in McLean County. ZIP code 42350. 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.
