Morehead, Kentucky Weather
Morehead, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Morehead, Muhlenberg County.
Full aviation weather for Morehead is published on the Muhlenberg County Airport (KM21) page, 5 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 Morehead 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 Morehead: Ohio County Airport (KJQD) 36 km · Tradewater Airport (K8M7) 45 km · Owensboro Daviess County Airport (KOWB) 52 km · Hopkinsville Christian County Airport (KHVC) 52 km · Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) 52 km
Conditions reported at KM21 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Morehead specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Morehead.
About Morehead, Kentucky
Morehead settles into a landscape where rolling hills, softened by time and cultivation, meet the broad, patient sweep of the Green River. It lies 32.9 miles north-north-east of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 31°T), and is situated 3.3 miles west-south-west of Central City. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a testament to the fertile bottoms that cradle the town. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid sky, can lend a hazy, golden quality to the fields and the weathered wood of scattered farmhouses, a quiet beauty that settles deep into the bones of the place. The pulse of Morehead has long been tied to the bounty of the land and the flow of the river, with agriculture and the transportation offered by the Green River shaping its early development. Coal, a dark and powerful force, also played a significant role, its extraction leaving its own indelible mark on the region's character and economy. Though the echoes of those industries can still be felt, the present-day Morehead finds its footing in a more diversified present, where local businesses and the enduring spirit of its residents continue to define its unique identity.
Live animated radar for Morehead 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 | Morehead, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.271154°N, 87.176385°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42330, 40351 |
| Area Code | 270, 502 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Morehead, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Morehead, 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 Morehead includes coordinates 37.271154°N, 87.176385°W, situated in Muhlenberg County. ZIP code 42330, 40351. Telephone area code: 270, 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. 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.
