Onton, Kentucky Weather
Onton, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Onton, Webster County.
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About Onton, Kentucky
Onton rests in a shallow basin, where the land gently slopes down from the higher ground of Webster County towards the promise of water. It lies 21.1 miles south-south-east of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 157°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-east of Sebree. Fields of corn and soybeans, their green softened by the hazy, humid air of late summer, stretch out like rumpled quilts under a sky that often hangs a pale, milky blue. The roads here are quiet arteries, winding past weathered farmhouses and barns that lean with a patient resignation, their paint faded to the color of sun-bleached bone. Here and there, the dark, rich soil itself seems to exhale a damp, earthy scent, a reminder of the fertile ground that defines this place. The story of Onton is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heritage of western Kentucky, a land long cultivated for its bounty. While coal veins once whispered beneath the surface, it is the patient turning of the soil that has truly sustained this corner of the county. The economy here is a quiet hum of farming seasons, of equipment bought and sold, and the steady exchange of goods at the local grain elevator, a landmark that stands sentinel over the surrounding fields. Life in Onton unfolds at a deliberate pace, marked by the predictable rhythm of sunrise and sunset, and the shared understanding that comes from generations who have called this particular landscape home.
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| Location | Onton, Webster County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.555045°N, 87.436946°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42455 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Onton, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Onton, 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 Onton includes coordinates 37.555045°N, 87.436946°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 42455. 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. 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.
