Mount Vernon, Kentucky Weather
Mount Vernon, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Vernon, Fayette County.
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About Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Mount Vernon rests in a gentle embrace of rolling Kentucky hills, a landscape softened by the passage of seasons. It lies 2.7 miles north-north-west of Lexington, KY (from Lexington, KY: bearing 340°T), and is situated 13.2 miles south-south-east of Georgetown. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a fragrance that deepens as the afternoon sun begins its descent, casting long, warm shadows across fields of emerald and gold. The terrain itself is a study in subtle contours, where shallow valleys cradle sleepy creeks and the land rises gradually towards horizons dotted with the stoic silhouettes of oak and maple. Life in Mount Vernon unfolds with a quiet deliberation, a rhythm dictated by the land rather than the frantic pulse of distant cities, and the sky above often presents a canvas of ever-shifting clouds, their undersides tinged with the soft rose of approaching twilight. This corner of Kentucky, where Mount Vernon lies, has long been shaped by agriculture, a heritage deeply etched into the very character of the place. The soil, rich and dark, has sustained generations of farmers, its fertility a quiet promise of bounty. While no single monumental industry defines Mount Vernon today, its economy remains anchored in the enduring strength of its agricultural roots, with local businesses supporting the surrounding farms and the community itself thriving on a spirit of mutual reliance. The echoes of earlier eras, when the land was first settled and cleared, seem to linger in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its homes and public buildings, a silent testament to the resilience and enduring spirit of those who have called Mount Vernon home.
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| Location | Mount Vernon, Fayette County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.025633°N, 84.495216°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40502, 42327, 40456 |
| Area Code | 270, 502 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Vernon, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon includes coordinates 38.025633°N, 84.495216°W, situated in Fayette County. ZIP code 40502, 42327, 40456. 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.
