Madisonville, Kentucky Weather
Madisonville, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Madisonville, Hopkins County.
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About Madisonville, Kentucky
Madisonville unfolds across a gentle terrain, where the rich, dark soil of western Kentucky breathes with the promise of growth. It lies 32.0 miles north of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 359°T), and is situated 3.8 miles north of Earlington. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, cradle the town, their slopes often patterned with the ordered geometry of farmland or the wilder brush of mature woodlands. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, spills across this landscape in a molten gold, illuminating the broad leaves of oak and maple and casting long, languid shadows that stretch toward the horizon. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant hay, a clean, unhurried fragrance that speaks of the region's deep agricultural roots. This is a place shaped by more than just the land; the echoes of a robust coal mining past are woven into its very character, a history that has influenced its economy and the resilience of its people. Though the landscape bears fewer visible scars of that era now, the legacy remains, a quiet undercurrent in the town's narrative. Today, Madisonville thrives on a diversified economy, with agriculture still a vital component, its fields yielding corn and soybeans, while manufacturing and service industries contribute to its steady pulse. The community boasts a strong sense of local pride, evident in its well-maintained parks and the enduring traditions that connect its residents, a quiet continuation of life that has unfolded here for generations.
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| Location | Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.3281°N, 87.498888°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42431 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Madisonville, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Madisonville, 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 Madisonville includes coordinates 37.328100°N, 87.498888°W, situated in Hopkins County. ZIP code 42431. 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.
