Tolu, Kentucky Weather
Tolu, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tolu, Crittenden County.
Full aviation weather for Tolu is published on the Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport (KGDA) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Tolu 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 Tolu: Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 28 km · Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) 45 km · Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (KM34) 47 km · Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (K2M0) 49 km · Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) 50 km
Conditions reported at KGDA describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tolu specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tolu.
About Tolu, Kentucky
Tolu rests in a shallow embrace of rolling farmland, where the land gently dips and rises like a sleeping giant. It lies 31.1 miles north-east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 39°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east of Rosiclare. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a humid sweetness, a blend of freshly tilled earth and distant, unseen blossoms. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching wide, punctuate the fields, offering dappled shade that shifts with the sun’s slow descent. The sky above Tolu often holds a vast, painterly quality, especially as dusk approaches, bleeding from pale cerulean into bruised purples and soft, lingering oranges, a quiet spectacle for those who pause to observe. The history of Tolu is tied to the fertile soil and the quiet persistence of those who worked it. Once a hub for tobacco and general agriculture, its economy now finds its footing in the enduring spirit of rural enterprise, with farming remaining a steadfast anchor. The occasional grain elevator, a silent sentinel against the horizon, hints at the agricultural currents that have shaped this place for generations. While grand pronouncements are absent, a subtle narrative of resilience is etched into the very rhythm of life in Tolu, a testament to the enduring strength found in community and the land.
Live animated radar for Tolu 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 | Tolu, Crittenden County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.433107°N, 88.245311°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42064 |
| Area Code | 270, 364 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tolu, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tolu, 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 Tolu includes coordinates 37.433107°N, 88.245311°W, situated in Crittenden County. ZIP code 42064. 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.
