Sturgis, Kentucky Weather
Sturgis, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sturgis, Union County.
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About Sturgis, Kentucky
Sturgis lies cradled by the rolling hills of western Kentucky, where the earth exhales a rich, loamy scent after a summer shower. It lies 29.4 miles south-west of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 227°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-north-west of Williams. The landscape here is a patchwork quilt of emerald fields and mature stands of oak and maple, their branches reaching towards a sky that often wears the soft, hazy blue of approaching dusk. A gentle wind whispers through the corn stalks, carrying with it the distant hum of traffic and the occasional bark of a dog. The very air feels a little thicker, a little slower, as if time itself has been softened by the persistent green. This corner of Union County carries the quiet echoes of a past shaped by agriculture and coal. For generations, the fertile soil here has yielded its bounty, supporting families and fueling a deep-rooted connection to the land. While the seams of coal that once defined the local economy are now largely dormant, their legacy remains in the stoic character of the people and the weathered facades of buildings that speak of resilience. Sturgis, like many places of its kind, finds its present in the steady pulse of everyday life, a community that remembers its history while quietly building its future, often marked by the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.
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| Location | Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.546714°N, 87.983914°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42459 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sturgis, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sturgis, 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 Sturgis includes coordinates 37.546714°N, 87.983914°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 42459. 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.
