Barlow, Kentucky Weather
Barlow, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Barlow, Ballard County.
Full aviation weather for Barlow is published on the Cairo Regional Airport (KCIR) page, 15 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 Barlow 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 Barlow: Barkley Regional Airport (KPAH) 24 km · Metropolis Municipal Airport (KM30) 30 km · Mississippi County Airport (KCHQ) 36 km · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport (KSIK) 49 km · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (KCGI) 50 km
Conditions reported at KCIR describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barlow specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barlow.
About Barlow, Kentucky
Barlow rests in the low-lying embrace of Ballard County, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the weight of its moisture. It lies 24.7 miles west of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 265°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-north-east of Cairo. The terrain here is a gentle, yielding expanse, a patchwork of fertile fields that stretch towards horizons softened by the humid air, their boundaries delineated by the stoic lines of fence posts and the occasional stand of spindly trees. Drainage ditches, like silver threads, snake across the landscape, carrying away the excess from frequent rains and feeding the sluggish, tea-colored creeks that meander through the countryside. The sky above Barlow is often a vast, mutable canvas, painted with the bruised purples of approaching storms or the soft, diffused gold of an overcast afternoon, a light that imbues the flatlands with a quiet, introspective beauty. This corner of Kentucky carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a perpetual reminder of its agricultural heart. Barlow's livelihood has long been tied to the rich alluvial soil, its farmers coaxing yields of corn and soybeans from the generous ground, their efforts a quiet testament to generations of cultivation. The Mississippi River, a powerful, indifferent neighbor, lies not far to the west, its presence felt in the occasional floodwaters that have shaped Barlow's history and in the broad, flat river bottoms that define its western edge. While the grand narratives of industry may have bypassed Barlow, its story is etched in the steady hum of tractors, the quiet conversations at the local general store, and the enduring spirit of a community that understands the deep, slow rhythm of the land.
Live animated radar for Barlow 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.
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| Location | Barlow, Ballard County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.051719°N, 89.046735°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42024 |
| Area Code | 270, 364 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barlow, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barlow, 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 Barlow includes coordinates 37.051719°N, 89.046735°W, situated in Ballard County. ZIP code 42024. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
