Mortons Gap, Kentucky Weather
Mortons Gap, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mortons Gap, Hopkins County.
Full aviation weather for Mortons Gap is published on the Tradewater Airport (K8M7) page, 19 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 Mortons Gap 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 Mortons Gap: Muhlenberg County Airport (KM21) 28 km · Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) 31 km · Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (K2M0) 36 km · Hopkinsville Christian County Airport (KHVC) 42 km · Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 54 km
Conditions reported at K8M7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mortons Gap specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mortons Gap.
About Mortons Gap, Kentucky
Mortons Gap lies in a landscape shaped by the gentle swell of Kentucky's western hills, a place where the sky seems to expand with an almost startling breadth. It lies 25.7 miles north of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 2°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-south-east of Madisonville. Rolling farmland, interspersed with stands of mature oak and maple, stretches towards the horizon, the cultivated fields a patchwork of greens and muted browns under the ample, soft light. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a particular stillness, a quiet hum that seems to emanate from the very earth, punctuated only by the distant call of a crow or the sigh of wind through the trees. The terrain, though not dramatic, possesses a subtle resilience, a muted strength evident in the way streams carve their patient paths through the soil, their banks often lined with the cool, damp scent of moss and decaying leaves. The history of Mortons Gap is inextricably linked to the deep veins of coal that lie beneath this land, a legacy that has profoundly influenced its character and economy. For generations, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts were the soundtrack to life here, a testament to the grit and labor that forged the community. Though the era of widespread deep mining has largely passed, the echo of that industry remains, a quiet undercurrent in the local narrative. Today, agriculture, particularly the cultivation of corn and soybeans, plays a significant role, the broad fields a visual reminder of the land's enduring bounty. The pace of life in Mortons Gap is measured, a reflection of its rural roots, where neighborly connection and a shared understanding of the seasons still hold sway.
Live animated radar for Mortons Gap 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 | Mortons Gap, Hopkins County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.236712°N, 87.475276°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42440, 42431 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mortons Gap, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mortons Gap, 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 Mortons Gap includes coordinates 37.236712°N, 87.475276°W, situated in Hopkins County. ZIP code 42440, 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.
