Crofton, Kentucky Weather
Crofton, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crofton, Christian County.
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About Crofton, Kentucky
Crofton rests within a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the hazy horizon, their green and gold tones softened by the humid Kentucky air. It lies 12.6 miles north of Hopkinsville, KY (from Hopkinsville, KY: bearing 1°T), and is situated 19.4 miles south of Madisonville. The sky here often seems vast, a canvas for slow-moving clouds that cast shifting shadows across the fertile earth. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the open spaces, offering shade and a sense of enduring stillness. The very air carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of cultivated soil and wild, untamed growth, especially potent after a summer rain. It is a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath, a quiet exhalation of agricultural abundance. The story of Crofton is deeply entwined with the rich veins of coal that lie beneath its surface, a history that shaped its early growth and continues to echo in its identity. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the demands of the mines, a robust local economy built on hard labor and the extraction of this vital resource. While the landscape still bears the marks of that industry in subtle ways, the focus has gradually shifted towards agriculture, with family farms forming the backbone of the community’s livelihood. This transition has imbued Crofton with a resilience, a quiet strength born from adapting to changing times, and a deep appreciation for the land that sustains it.
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| Location | Crofton, Christian County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.047822°N, 87.485002°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42217 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crofton, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crofton, 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 Crofton includes coordinates 37.047822°N, 87.485002°W, situated in Christian County. ZIP code 42217. 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.
