Nortonville, Kentucky Weather
Nortonville, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nortonville, Hopkins County.
Full aviation weather for Nortonville is published on the Tradewater Airport (K8M7) page, 20 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 Nortonville 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 Nortonville: Muhlenberg County Airport (KM21) 26 km · Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) 36 km · Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (K2M0) 37 km · Hopkinsville Christian County Airport (KHVC) 37 km · Campbell Army Airfield (Fort Campbell) (KHOP) 58 km
Conditions reported at K8M7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nortonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nortonville.
About Nortonville, Kentucky
Nortonville lies under a sky that often stretches wide and pale blue, giving way to hues of bruised purple and fiery orange as the day surrenders to evening. It lies 22.6 miles north of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 5°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-south-east of Madisonville. The land here in Hopkins County is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet resilience, a rolling terrain softened by the persistent green of agricultural fields and the darker, more shadowed contours of wooded draws. Dirt roads, often dusted with the fine, ochre powder of local soil, meander between farms where silos stand like stoic sentinels, and the air carries the mingled scents of freshly turned earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn. The character of Nortonville is one of steady, unassuming presence, a place where the days unfurl with a gentle predictability, marked by the slow turning of seasons and the enduring spirit of its people. The veins of coal that run deep beneath Nortonville's soil have long dictated its pulse and shaped its history, etching a legacy of hard work and grit into the very fabric of the community. For generations, mining has been the bedrock of the local economy, a demanding profession that has fostered a deep sense of solidarity and resilience among its residents. While the landscape still bears the subtle scars of its industrial past, the spirit of Nortonville has adapted, finding new avenues for growth and expression, though the echoes of the mines are never far from memory. The town square, with its modest storefronts and the familiar chime of a distant train, serves as the heart of this enduring community, a place where stories are shared and the present is built upon the foundations of a rich and robust past.
Live animated radar for Nortonville 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 | Nortonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.190878°N, 87.452777°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42442 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nortonville, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nortonville, 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 Nortonville includes coordinates 37.190878°N, 87.452777°W, situated in Hopkins County. ZIP code 42442. 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.
