Pine Knot, Kentucky Weather
Pine Knot, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pine Knot, McCreary County.
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About Pine Knot, Kentucky
Pine Knot breathes with the enduring spirit of Appalachia, its landscape a quiet testament to the rolling hills and deep hollows that define this corner of Kentucky. It lies 45.1 miles north-east of Davidson, TN (from Davidson, TN: bearing 55°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-south-east of Stearns. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers blooming in the dense woodlands that press in from all sides. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting patterns on the mossy bark of ancient oaks and the rough-hewn timbers of weathered barns, lending a soft, diffused glow to the scene. The terrain itself, a persistent undulation of ridges and valleys, shapes the very character of Pine Knot, guiding its narrow roads and dictating the placement of its homes, each seeming to find its own natural place within the embrace of the land. The history of Pine Knot is deeply entwined with the extraction of its rich natural resources, particularly coal, which once fueled its economy and shaped its identity. Though the era of booming mines has largely passed, the echoes of that industrious past remain, whispered in the names of local landmarks and the enduring resilience of its people. The local economy now navigates a different path, one that still values self-sufficiency and the bounty of the surrounding natural world, with small businesses and agriculture playing a vital role. The Cumberland River, a significant waterway in the broader region, offers a cool, flowing counterpoint to the stillness of the hills, its banks a place where both nature and human endeavor find their expression, a constant reminder of the lifeblood that has always sustained Pine Knot.
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| Location | Pine Knot, McCreary County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.650912°N, 84.438549°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42635 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pine Knot, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pine Knot, 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 Pine Knot includes coordinates 36.650912°N, 84.438549°W, situated in McCreary County. ZIP code 42635. Telephone area code: 270. 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.
