Panther, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Panther, Daviess County.
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Panther lies in a quiet fold of Daviess County, where the land slopes with a gentle, persistent grace towards the Ohio River. It lies 11.1 miles south-south-west of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 213°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south of Sorgho. Here, the air carries the scent of turned earth and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening tobacco, a fragrance that has long defined the agricultural heart of this place. The fields, a patchwork of verdant greens and golden stalks, stretch out under a sky that often seems impossibly vast, a canvas for clouds that drift with a painterly slowness. Old farmhouses, weathered to a soft grey, stand as stoic sentinels against the horizon, their porches wide enough to catch the evening breeze, a balm after a long day under the sun. The very texture of the land, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, of hands that have coaxed sustenance from its depths. The history of Panther is written in the quiet endurance of its people and the fertile ground they work. For decades, agriculture, particularly tobacco farming, formed the bedrock of its economy, its fortunes tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, the capricious whims of weather and market. While the agricultural landscape has seen changes, the spirit of hard work and self-reliance remains, a quiet legacy passed down through families. The small businesses that dot the roadsides, a general store here, a mechanic’s shop there, are more than just places of commerce; they are the informal gathering spots where news is exchanged, the pulse of Panther’s daily life is felt. The low hum of conversation, the occasional rumble of a tractor on a nearby lane, are the rhythms that define this corner of Kentucky, a place where time seems to move with a natural, unforced cadence, much like the slow, steady flow of the great river that shapes its western edge.
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| Location | Panther, Daviess County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.640047°N, 87.224999°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42376 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Panther, 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 Panther includes coordinates 37.640047°N, 87.224999°W, situated in Daviess County. ZIP code 42376. 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.