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, McLean County.
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About Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Mount Vernon rests in the broad, rolling heart of McLean County, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, persistent life. It lies 18.8 miles south-west of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 225°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east of Sebree. The terrain here is a tapestry of gentle swells and shallow valleys, carved by the patient hand of water over millennia, now softened by the verdant embrace of Kentucky's fertile soil. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their ordered rows a testament to the enduring agrarian spirit, punctuated by clusters of mature trees that offer shade and a splash of deeper green against the often vast, pale blue of the sky. In the languid afternoons, the air hangs heavy with the scent of drying hay and the distant hum of tractors, a sound that forms the very pulse of this landscape. The history of Mount Vernon is inextricably linked to the agricultural bounty of this region, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. While the agricultural roots remain deep, the quiet industry of the area has diversified over the years, with small businesses and service providers forming the backbone of daily commerce. One might find a local diner where the coffee is always hot and the conversation flows easily, or a hardware store that has served generations of farmers and homeowners alike. The character of Mount Vernon is one of steady resilience, a place that has weathered the ebb and flow of economic tides with a pragmatic grace, maintaining a sense of close-knit familiarity that is increasingly rare.
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| Location | Mount Vernon, McLean County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.5806°N, 87.35435°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 37.580600°N, 87.354350°W, situated in McLean 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.
