McKee, Kentucky Weather
McKee, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McKee, Jackson County.
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About McKee, Kentucky
McKee unfolds in a landscape sculpted by the ancient, persistent forces of Appalachian erosion, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of oak and pine, give way to the steeper, more dramatic contours of the eastern Kentucky hills. It lies 27.3 miles south-east of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 143°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north of Annville. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and decaying leaves, a perfume of the forest that clings to the very breath. McKee's character is etched into the winding curves of the creeks that thread through the valleys, their waters reflecting the ever-changing sky in slivers of silver and bruised purple at twilight. The land itself feels both yielding and resilient, a patient witness to the slow, deliberate work of water and time, its slopes offering glimpses of weathered stone and tenacious wildflowers pushing through the undergrowth. The history of McKee is intrinsically tied to the extraction and transformation of the earth's bounty, a narrative woven through the rise and fall of timber operations and the lingering echoes of coal mining that once fueled the local economy. While agriculture, particularly farming that follows the contours of the land, still persists, its presence feels less dominant than the ghosts of past industries. The modest businesses that line McKee's main thoroughfares speak of a community that has learned to adapt, a quiet resilience in the face of economic shifts, where the rhythm of life is more attuned to the seasons and the needs of neighbors than the clamor of distant markets. There's a distinct sense of place here, a rootedness that comes from generations who have understood the language of these hollows and ridges.
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| Location | McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.430364°N, 83.997983°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40447 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McKee, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McKee, 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 McKee includes coordinates 37.430364°N, 83.997983°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 40447. Telephone area code: 502. 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.
