May, Kentucky Weather
May, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for May, Knott County.
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About May, Kentucky
May, a small settlement in Knott County, Kentucky, lies embraced by the undulating, forested hills of Appalachia. It lies 49.5 miles north-north-west of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 347°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west-south-west of Wheelwright. The air here, especially in May, carries the damp, earthy scent of burgeoning green, a palpable presence that clings to the skin and hints at the deep, shadowed hollows that cradle the landscape. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy of oak and pine, falls in fragmented shafts, illuminating patches of fern and the occasional vibrant flash of a wild azalea. The very terrain seems to breathe with a slow, deliberate exhalation, the slopes rising steeply from the creek beds, their sides a mosaic of rich, dark soil and clinging undergrowth, a testament to the persistent, quiet force of nature. This corner of Kentucky, like so many others, carries the indelible imprint of coal. Though the great veins have largely been tapped, the legacy of that arduous industry whispers in the weathered clapboard of the houses and in the stoic resilience of its people. The economy of May, and the surrounding country, is now a more varied tapestry, with many finding work in services, small businesses, or continuing the long tradition of small-scale farming, coaxing sustenance from the challenging, yet fertile, land. The nearby creeks, their waters often milky with sediment from the highlands, serve as lifeblood, feeding the rich soil and offering a gentle, murmuring counterpoint to the rustling leaves and the distant call of a crow.
Live animated radar for May and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | May, Knott County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.271212°N, 82.863215°W |
| Timezone | America/Kentucky/Louisville |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41843 |
| Area Code | 606 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This May, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for May, 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 May includes coordinates 37.271212°N, 82.863215°W, situated in Knott County. ZIP code 41843. Telephone area code: 606. Timezone: America/Kentucky/Louisville.
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.
