Slaughters, Kentucky Weather
Slaughters, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Slaughters, Webster County.
Full aviation weather for Slaughters is published on the Providence Webster County Airport (K8M9) page, 22 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 Slaughters 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 Slaughters: Tradewater Airport (K8M7) 37 km · Henderson City County Airport (KEHR) 39 km · Sturgis Municipal Airport (KTWT) 40 km · Owensboro Daviess County Airport (KOWB) 41 km · Muhlenberg County Airport (KM21) 42 km
Conditions reported at K8M9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Slaughters specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Slaughters.
About Slaughters, Kentucky
Slaughters rests in a pocket of western Kentucky where the land begins its slow, deliberate roll towards the western plains. It lies 24.5 miles south-south-east of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 169°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south of Sebree. The terrain here is a gentle yielding, a subtle sculpting by water and time, where fertile bottoms give way to low, rounded hills that seem to cradle the scattered farms and dwellings. Oak and hickory trees, their branches thick with the promise of shade, punctuate the fields of corn and soybeans, their green stalks whispering in the humid air. Sunlight, when it breaks through the thick, often overcast sky, has a diffused quality, casting a soft, almost buttery glow on the landscape, illuminating the dust motes dancing above the unpaved lanes that connect the scattered homesteads. The air itself carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a rich, organic perfume that speaks of patient growth and the deep, quiet life of the soil. The history of Slaughters is as much about the land as it is about the people who have worked it. The area's economy has long been tied to agriculture, the rich alluvial soil of the nearby Tradewater River basin supporting generations of farmers. While the scars of past coal mining operations can still be found in the undulating terrain in some of the more remote hollows, the present-day pulse of Slaughters beats to the steady rhythm of the seasons, the planting, tending, and harvesting of crops. This is a place where the past is not forgotten but is rather a quiet undercurrent, a subtle influence on the present, evident in the weathered barns and the enduring sense of resilience that defines the character of its inhabitants. The community, though small, holds a deep connection to its heritage, a grounding that allows for a serene, unhurried passage of days.
Live animated radar for Slaughters 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 | Slaughters, Webster County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.488934°N, 87.502224°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42456 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Slaughters, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Slaughters, 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 Slaughters includes coordinates 37.488934°N, 87.502224°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 42456. 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.
