Hickory, Kentucky Weather
Hickory, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hickory, Graves County.
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About Hickory, Kentucky
Hickory unfolds across rolling land, a place where the sky feels wide and the horizon a gentle curve. It lies 18.2 miles south of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 188°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north of Mayfield. The terrain here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet strength, marked by the subtle rise and fall of fields that stretch toward distant woods. Oak and hickory trees, their rough bark a testament to years of patient growth, punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling with a sound like hushed secrets. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a scent of damp earth and sun-baked grass, a fragrance that clings to the skin and whispers of the slow, steady pulse of rural life. The houses, often painted in muted colors that blend with the natural surroundings, seem to have grown organically from the soil, their porches a place for quiet contemplation under the vast Kentucky sky. The history of Hickory is tied to the fertile ground and the industrious spirit of its people, whose livelihoods have long been shaped by the earth. Agriculture has always been the bedrock here, with corn and soybeans yielding their bounty under the same sun that warms the weathered barns. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring presence of family farms speaks to generations who have cultivated this land, their stories etched not in stone, but in the very rhythm of the seasons. The local economy, like the land itself, moves with a deliberate pace, a quiet continuation of traditions that have sustained Hickory through the years. The community’s distinctiveness lies not in fanfare, but in the understated resilience of a place that continues to thrive on its own terms.
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| Location | Hickory, Graves County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.822557°N, 88.647549°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42051 |
| Area Code | 270, 364 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hickory, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hickory, 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 Hickory includes coordinates 36.822557°N, 88.647549°W, situated in Graves County. ZIP code 42051. 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. 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.
