Madisonville, Kentucky Weather
Madisonville, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Madisonville, Hopkins County.
Full aviation weather for Madisonville is published on the Tradewater Airport (K8M7) page, 22 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 Madisonville 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 Madisonville: Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) 24 km · Muhlenberg County Airport (KM21) 32 km · Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (K2M0) 40 km · Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 46 km · Hopkinsville Christian County Airport (KHVC) 52 km
Conditions reported at K8M7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Madisonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Madisonville.
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.
Live animated radar for Madisonville 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
