Morehead, Kentucky Weather
Morehead, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Morehead, Rowan County.
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About Morehead, Kentucky
Morehead rests at the edge of the Appalachian foothills, a place where the land begins to fold and tumble, hinting at the wilder country beyond. It lies 55.8 miles east-north-east of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 57°T), and is situated 16.2 miles west-south-west of Olive Hill. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of mixed hardwoods and pines, rise and fall around the town, their slopes often etched with the shallow gullies and ravines that speak of ancient watercourses. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very stones of the oldest buildings. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, can cast a luminous glow on the landscape, transforming the everyday into something momentarily ethereal, a fleeting beauty that shifts with the passing clouds. This is a corner of Kentucky with a deep vein of history, its roots intertwined with the development of the region's natural resources and the steady, determined spirit of its people. The local economy has long been shaped by the bounty of the land, from the timber that built its early structures to the coal that once fueled its growth, and now, increasingly, by the burgeoning tourism drawn to the natural beauty of nearby Cave Run Lake and the Daniel Boone National Forest. Morehead is also home to Morehead State University, a vibrant educational institution that injects a youthful energy into the community, fostering a distinct cultural character that blends the traditions of Appalachia with a forward-looking perspective, a place where the past is always present but never entirely defines the future.
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| Location | Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.18397°N, 83.432684°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42330, 40351 |
| Area Code | 270, 502 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Morehead includes coordinates 38.183970°N, 83.432684°W, situated in Rowan 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. 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.
