Stanley, Kentucky Weather
Stanley, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stanley, Daviess County.
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About Stanley, Kentucky
Stanley unfolds across a landscape of gentle swells and fertile bottomlands, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart of Daviess County. It lies 7.9 miles west-north-west of Owensboro, KY (from Owensboro, KY: bearing 296°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north of Sorgho. Broad fields, stitched with the deep greens of summer corn and the golden hues of ripening wheat, stretch towards horizons softened by the humid air. Here, the Owensboro Metropolitan Area’s western edge meets the rural embrace, and the sky often presses down with a generous, diffused light, particularly in the late afternoon when shadows begin to lengthen across the cultivated earth. The air itself carries the faint, earthy perfume of turned soil and the distant hum of tractors, a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to the daily lives of Stanley’s residents. The history of Stanley is intrinsically linked to the rich, dark soil that has sustained its people for generations. Once part of a vast agricultural expanse, its development was shaped by the fertile ground and the waterways that offered passage and sustenance. The local economy continues to draw strength from this agrarian legacy, with farming remaining a bedrock industry, though the proximity to Owensboro has also brought a more diversified character to the area, offering a blend of rural tranquility and suburban convenience. While no singular monument dominates the skyline, the enduring spirit of hard work and community is evident in the well-tended farmsteads and the quiet hum of commerce that pulses through Stanley.
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| Location | Stanley, Daviess County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37.82338°N, 87.24389°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42301 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanley, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanley, 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 Stanley includes coordinates 37.823380°N, 87.243890°W, situated in Daviess County. ZIP code 42301. 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.
