Arlington, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Arlington, Carlisle County.
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Arlington lies in a broad, fertile valley where the land gently slopes toward the Mississippi River, its broad, muddy currents a constant, low hum on the horizon. It lies 30.5 miles south-west of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 229°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north of Clinton. The fields here are a patchwork of deep green corn and golden soybeans, stretching out under a sky that often holds a hazy, warm light, especially as the sun begins its descent. Roads, mostly gravel and dust, crisscross the landscape, connecting scattered farmsteads and the quiet heart of Arlington itself. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that permeates the days. This pocket of western Kentucky has long been shaped by the river and the soil, its early days tied to the ebb and flow of agricultural bounty. The local economy still breathes with the rhythm of planting and harvest, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels along the tracks, a nod to a past where rail was king. While not a bustling metropolis, Arlington has a quiet resilience, a place where neighbors still know each other's names and the passing of seasons dictates the pace of life. Small businesses, like the local general store, serve as informal gathering places, their worn wooden floors echoing with the quiet murmur of daily conversations.
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| Location | Arlington, Carlisle County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.790335°N, 89.012842°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40475, 42021 |
| Area Code | 502, 270, 364 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arlington, 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 Arlington includes coordinates 36.790335°N, 89.012842°W, situated in Carlisle County. ZIP code 40475, 42021. Telephone area code: 502, 270, 364. 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.