White Plains, Kentucky Weather
White Plains, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for White Plains, Hopkins County.
Full aviation weather for White Plains is published on the Muhlenberg County Airport (KM21) page, 21 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 White Plains 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 White Plains: Tradewater Airport (K8M7) 26 km · Hopkinsville Christian County Airport (KHVC) 37 km · Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) 41 km · Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (K2M0) 43 km · Ohio County Airport (KJQD) 56 km
Conditions reported at KM21 describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at White Plains specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for White Plains.
About White Plains, Kentucky
White Plains, Kentucky, unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills and broad, sun-drenched fields that hint at a history of patient cultivation. It lies 22.7 miles north-north-east of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 15°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-east of Earlington. The sky here often stretches in an unbroken expanse, a canvas for clouds that drift with leisurely intent, their shadows momentarily cooling the earth. Creeks, some mere trickles in drier months, others swollen with recent rains, meander through the terrain, their banks lined with sturdy oaks and sycamores, their roots gripping the rich, dark soil. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the scent of freshly mown hay and the faint, earthy perfume of damp earth, a comforting aroma that speaks of quiet persistence. The story of White Plains is deeply entwined with the earth it rests upon, its economy once powered by the deep veins of coal beneath the surface. Though the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts have largely faded, the echoes of that industrial past remain, a subtle undercurrent in the town's character. Today, agriculture continues to be a significant force, with farms dedicated to tobacco, corn, and soybeans dotting the countryside, their neat rows a testament to ongoing labor. Life in White Plains moves at a pace that allows for neighborly chats on front porches and the slow unfolding of seasons, a deliberate rhythm that resists the hurried cadence of larger cities.
Live animated radar for White Plains 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.183655°N, 87.38361°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42464 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This White Plains, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for White Plains, 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 White Plains includes coordinates 37.183655°N, 87.383610°W, situated in Hopkins County. ZIP code 42464. 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.
