Beaver Dam, Kentucky Weather
Beaver Dam, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Beaver Dam, Ohio County.
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About Beaver Dam, Kentucky
Beaver Dam unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling contours of western Kentucky, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward the hazy horizon. It lies 28.8 miles south-south-east of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 153°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south-south-east of Hartford. The air, especially in the late afternoon, often carries the earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that clings to the weathered barns and neat rows of houses. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, can cast a golden, almost buttery light on the broad leaves of sycamore trees lining the streams that thread through the terrain, their surfaces reflecting the deepening blue of the sky. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, enduring beauty, a tapestry of green and gold that shifts with the seasons. The history of Beaver Dam is intrinsically tied to the resources beneath its soil, particularly coal, which fueled its growth and established its identity as a working community. The echoes of that industrial past are subtle now, more in the resilience of the people than in overt landmarks, though the legacy of mining still informs the character of Beaver Dam. Its economy, once dominated by the mines, has diversified, with agriculture remaining a strong presence, providing a steady, grounding rhythm to everyday life. Local businesses, often family-run, form the heart of the commercial district, their storefronts reflecting a practical, unpretentious approach to commerce, where a handshake still carries weight and neighborly concern is a quiet, constant current.
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| Location | Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.401992°N, 86.875826°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42320 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Beaver Dam, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Beaver Dam, 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 Beaver Dam includes coordinates 37.401992°N, 86.875826°W, situated in Ohio County. ZIP code 42320. 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.
