Gamaliel, Kentucky Weather
Gamaliel, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gamaliel, Monroe County.
Full aviation weather for Gamaliel is published on the Tompkinsville Monroe County Airport (KTZV) page, 16 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. 5 airfields within reach of Gamaliel 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 Gamaliel: Lafayette Municipal Airport (K3M7) 27 km · Jackson County Airport (K1A7) 30 km · Glasgow Municipal Airport (KGLW) 46 km · Livingston Municipal Airport (K8A3) 50 km
Conditions reported at KTZV describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gamaliel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gamaliel.
About Gamaliel, Kentucky
Gamaliel unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape where the Cumberland River’s gentle curves begin to dictate the land’s embrace. It lies 33.8 miles west-north-west of Monroe, TN (from Monroe, TN: bearing 295°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-west of Tompkinsville. The terrain here is a study in soft, persistent slopes, cloaked in a tapestry of deciduous trees that deepen to an almost bruised green in the summer heat, their leaves rustling with a dry whisper that hints at the deep woods beyond. Fields, etched by generations of plows, lie like patchwork quilts across the inclines, often bordered by weathered wooden fences that sag with the patient weight of years. The air itself carries a subtle, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil, ripening corn, and the faint, sweet scent of honeysuckle that spills over forgotten homesteads. Even the shadows, as they lengthen in the late afternoon, seem to possess a tangible presence, pooling in the hollows and softening the sharp edges of the world. The quiet hum of Gamaliel’s existence is sustained by the fertile earth, its economy rooted in agriculture, with cattle grazing on the verdant pastures and tobacco fields stretching towards the horizon, their broad leaves catching the sun’s golden generosity. This is a place that remembers its past, a past tied to the slow, steady progress of rural life and the enduring spirit of those who have called it home. While no grand pronouncements mark its history, the weathered barns and the unassuming simplicity of the homes speak volumes of resilience and a deep connection to the land. The nearby waters of the Cumberland offer a cooler, more placid counterpoint to the sun-drenched hills, a place where the rhythm of life might slow even further, dictated by the lazy drift of a fishing boat or the quiet lapping of waves against the shore.
Live animated radar for Gamaliel 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 | Gamaliel, Monroe County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.639778°N, 85.796644°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42140 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gamaliel, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gamaliel, 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 Gamaliel includes coordinates 36.639778°N, 85.796644°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 42140. 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.
