Prestonville, Kentucky Weather
Prestonville, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prestonville, Carroll County.
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About Prestonville, Kentucky
Prestonville unfolds across rolling terrain where the Ohio River, a broad silver ribbon, dictates the horizon. It lies 29.9 miles south-south-east of Jackson, IN (from Jackson, IN: bearing 153°T), and is situated 0.6 miles west of Carrollton. The landscape here is a gentle giving way of fertile fields to wooded bluffs, the air often carrying the scent of damp earth and ripening corn. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid summer haze, has a soft, almost liquid quality, illuminating the emerald of the pastures and the deep, shadowed greens of the deciduous trees that cling to the slopes. The quiet hum of cicadas forms a constant, drowsy soundtrack to the slow procession of days, a sound that seems to absorb the very heat of the afternoon and release it in a languid sigh as dusk approaches. The history of Prestonville is intrinsically linked to the generous flow of the Ohio, a waterway that once teemed with flatboats carrying timber and produce downstream. Early settlers, drawn by the rich alluvial soil, established farms that have sustained generations, their livelihoods woven into the cycles of planting and harvest. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this corner of Carroll County, the local economy remains anchored in agriculture, with family farms still the beating heart of Prestonville. The distinctive character of the place is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet beauty of its riverine setting, a place where the past whispers from the rustling leaves and the enduring presence of the great river.
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| Location | Prestonville, Carroll County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.679785°N, 85.190232°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 41008 |
| Area Code | 859 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prestonville, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prestonville, 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 Prestonville includes coordinates 38.679785°N, 85.190232°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 41008. Telephone area code: 859. 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.
