Jackson, Kentucky Weather
Jackson, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jackson, Mercer County.
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About Jackson, Kentucky
Jackson, Kentucky, sprawls across a landscape where the Cumberland River, a broad, brown artery, dictates the very breath of the place. It lies 16.7 miles west-south-west of Nicholasville, KY (from Nicholasville, KY: bearing 257°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-north-west of Harrodsburg. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, evergreen hush for much of the year, give way to fertile bottoms along the river's edge, hinting at a stubborn agricultural spirit. The air, particularly in the low-slung mornings, carries the damp scent of loam and pine, a cool, earthy perfume that clings to the skin. During the late afternoon, the sun, when it deigns to break through, casts long, golden fingers across the weathered wood of houses and the corrugated tin roofs of outbuildings, illuminating the quiet industry of a community that moves at its own deliberate pace. This part of Kentucky, historically tied to the extraction of coal, still bears the faint, indelible mark of that demanding labor, though the economy has since diversified, finding new life in agriculture and small manufacturing. The Cumberland River, once a vital conduit for timber and coal, now serves as a quieter, more scenic presence, its banks dotted with the occasional fishing boat and the remnants of old landing sites. Jackson itself, though not a place of grand pronouncements, holds a quiet dignity, a testament to generations who have coaxed a living from this generous, yet sometimes unforgiving, terrain. The local character is one of resilience and a deep, unspoken connection to the land that cradles it.
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| Location | Jackson, Mercer County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.825075°N, 84.870786°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40330, 41339 |
| Area Code | 502, 859 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 37.825075°N, 84.870786°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 40330, 41339. Telephone area code: 502, 859. 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.
