Current weather · Sep 26, 7:38 AM EDT

37.7740, -84.3250

49°

Mostly SunnyFeels like 48° · Humidity 87%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Louisville, KY · grid 102,60
High
76°
Low
48°
Rain today
0%
Sunrise
7:29 AM
Sunset
7:28 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

Scroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.

Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 7 AM49°48°45°87%0%NNE3 mph5 mph28%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 8 AM50°50°45°83%0%NNE2 mph5 mph8%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 9 AM54°54°46°75%0%NE3 mph6 mph2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 10 AM59°59°46°62%0%NE3 mph6 mph0%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 11 AM65°65°45°49%0%NE5 mph7 mph2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 12 PM68°68°44°42%0%NE5 mph8 mph1%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 1 PM71°71°43°36%0%NNE6 mph9 mph3%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 2 PM75°75°42°31%0%NNE6 mph10 mph4%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 3 PM76°76°41°29%0%NNE6 mph10 mph3%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 4 PM76°76°41°29%0%N6 mph10 mph2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 5 PM76°76°40°28%0%N7 mph12 mph2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 6 PM76°76°42°30%0%NNE6 mph10 mph0%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 7 PM74°74°45°36%0%NNE5 mph7 mph0%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 8 PM69°69°47°45%0%NNE3 mph6 mph3%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 9 PM64°64°47°55%0%NNE3 mph5 mph6%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 10 PM61°61°47°61%0%NNE3 mph5 mph9%—10 mi-100 ft
Sat 11 PM59°59°48°68%0%NNE2 mph3 mph3%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 12 AM57°57°48°71%0%NNE2 mph3 mph3%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 1 AM56°56°49°76%0%NNE2 mph3 mph2%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 2 AM55°55°49°79%0%NNE2 mph3 mph3%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 3 AM54°54°49°82%0%NNE2 mph3 mph3%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 4 AM53°53°48°82%0%NNE2 mph3 mph3%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 5 AM52°52°48°87%0%N2 mph3 mph5%—9 mi-100 ft
Sun 6 AM51°51°47°86%0%N2 mph3 mph9%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 7 AM50°50°46°85%0%N2 mph3 mph16%—10 mi-100 ft
Sun 8 AM50°50°46°85%0%N2 mph3 mph17%—7 mi-100 ft
Sun 9 AM54°54°48°81%0%N2 mph3 mph12%——
Sun 10 AM61°61°50°68%0%NNE2 mph5 mph3%——
Sun 11 AM65°65°50°57%0%NNE3 mph7 mph2%——
Sun 12 PM68°68°50°52%0%N5 mph8 mph1%——
Sun 1 PM71°71°50°47%0%N6 mph9 mph6%——
Sun 2 PM74°74°50°43%0%N6 mph10 mph6%——
Sun 3 PM75°75°50°42%0%N6 mph10 mph4%——
Sun 4 PM75°75°50°41%0%N7 mph12 mph2%——
Sun 5 PM76°76°49°39%0%N7 mph12 mph2%——
Sun 6 PM74°74°49°41%0%N7 mph10 mph0%——
Sun 7 PM71°71°50°48%0%N5 mph8 mph0%——
Sun 8 PM67°67°49°52%0%N5 mph6 mph2%——
Sun 9 PM61°61°50°67%0%NNW3 mph6 mph0%——
Sun 10 PM58°58°50°76%0%N2 mph6 mph1%——
Sun 11 PM56°56°50°79%0%N2 mph5 mph2%——
Mon 12 AM54°54°50°86%0%N2 mph5 mph2%——
Mon 1 AM53°53°50°90%0%N2 mph3 mph3%——
Mon 2 AM52°52°50°94%0%N2 mph3 mph3%——
Mon 3 AM50°50°49°95%0%N2 mph3 mph3%——
Mon 4 AM49°49°49°100%0%N1 mph3 mph3%——
Mon 5 AM47°47°47°100%0%N1 mph3 mph3%——
Mon 6 AM45°45°45°100%0%N1 mph3 mph4%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 5:35 AM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2676°48°Sunny0%wind 7 mph
  2. SunSep 2776°44°Sunny0%wind 7 mph
  3. MonSep 2877°49°Patchy Fog then Sunny0%wind 6 mph
  4. TueSep 2976°55°Sunny0%wind 2 mph
  5. WedSep 3081°63°Mostly Sunny6%wind 8 mph
  6. ThuOct 182°64°Slight Chance Rain Showers25%0.05 inwind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  7. FriOct 281°64°Chance Rain Showers39%0.17 inwind 7 mph
  8. SatOct 381°65°52%0.32 inwind 7 mph
  9. SunOct 478°60°National Blend55%1.35 inwind 7 mph
  10. MonOct 573°54°National Blend29%0.39 inwind 8 mph
  11. TueOct 6~64°49°Model mean0.11 in
  12. WedOct 7~69°51°Model mean0.11 in
  13. ThuOct 8~67°56°Model mean0.08 in
  14. FriOct 9~66°50°Model mean0.07 in
  15. SatOct 10~66°45°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~61°40°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like48°
  • WindNNE 3 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity87%
  • Dew point45°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise7:19 PMMoonset 7:21 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 2:00 AM EDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodaySep 2672°46°NWS grid 76° / 48°rain 0%wind 7 mph
  2. SunSep 2772°47°NWS grid 76° / 44°rain 0%wind 7 mph
  3. MonSep 2873°51°NWS grid 77° / 49°rain 0%wind 6 mph
  4. TueSep 2976°55°NWS grid 76° / 55°rain 0%wind 2 mph
  5. WedSep 3080°63°NWS grid 81° / 63°rain 10%wind 8 mph
  6. ThuOct 182°64°NWS grid 82° / 64°rain 31%0.07 inwind 10 mph · gusts 16 mph
  7. FriOct 281°64°NWS grid 81° / 64°rain 40%thunder 12%0.21 inwind 7 mph
  8. SatOct 381°65°NWS grid 81° / 65°rain 52%thunder 13%0.40 inwind 7 mph
  9. SunOct 478°60°Beyond the NWS gridrain 55%1.35 inwind 7 mph
  10. MonOct 573°54°Beyond the NWS gridrain 29%0.39 inwind 8 mph
  11. TueOct 671°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 19%0.14 inwind 6 mph
41°64°86°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 2:00 AM EDT · GFS Sep 25, 8:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 25, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 25, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 25, 8:00 PM EDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

41°68°95°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2676° 48°76° 48°76° 47°74° 46°74° 53°~75° 51°
Sun Sep 2776° 44°76° 47°76° 47°74° 47°74° 52°~76° 48°
Mon Sep 2877° 49°~56° 54°77° 49°75° 49°68° 53°~77° 49°
Tue Sep 2976° 55°—82° 52°81° 53°78° 53°~80° 52°
Wed Sep 3081° 63°—83° 60°81° 58°0.08 in80° 61°~86° 57°
Thu Oct 182° 64°0.05 in—89° 64°80° 65°0.06 in89° 71°~87° 64°
Fri Oct 281° 64°0.17 in—90° 67°0.07 in79° 65°0.29 in~89° 76°0.06 in~86° 67°
Sat Oct 381° 65°0.32 in—82° 68°0.17 in77° 64°0.28 in~71° 62°0.73 in~70° 64°1.10 in
Sun Oct 4——71° 67°1.33 in74° 63°0.53 in~69° 55°~70° 65°1.02 in
Mon Oct 5——67° 53°0.30 in66° 56°0.43 in~67° 51°~64° 61°0.11 in
Tue Oct 6——~63° 41°—~64° 47°~65° 59°0.33 in
Wed Oct 7——~70° 46°—~67° 45°~68° 62°0.34 in
Thu Oct 8——~60° 59°0.12 in—~71° 48°~71° 62°0.11 in
Fri Oct 9——~52° 43°0.13 in—~72° 48°0.03 in~75° 60°0.04 in
Sat Oct 10——~57° 33°—~64° 45°~77° 58°
Sun Oct 11——~61° 40°———

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Richmond (RGA) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean70%33%warmer 40% · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct to Dec-20°0°20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normal

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2676° / 49°95° (2019)29° (1993)no outlookno outlook
Oct 377° / 50°96° (2019)24° (2000)33% chance above normal · days 8 to 1433% chance above normal · days 8 to 14
Oct 1073° / 47°88° (2008)21° (1988)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1769° / 43°86° (2016)19° (1987)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2467° / 44°83° (2010)20° (1981)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 3164° / 38°84° (2016)8° (1991)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 763° / 37°82° (2020)10° (2019)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 1458° / 35°77° (1993)8° (1986)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2156° / 34°77° (1990)8° (2000)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2855° / 32°77° (1982)6° (2000)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 547° / 30°77° (1982)-2° (1984)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1249° / 30°70° (2007)-5° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1949° / 31°70° (1998)-18° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtodayLowmild
  • FlutodayLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstodayLowmild
  • SunburntodayLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtodayVery goodhot
  • HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GolftodayIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltodayIdealfine conditions
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightGoodbright moon

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayModeratewarm
  • TickstodayHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hHighcool nights, warm days
  • Outdoor peststodayModeratewarm

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated fair.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayFair8:55 PM to 6:02 AM9 of 9None100%Fair3 mph
SundayFair8:54 PM to 6:03 AM9 of 9None98%Poor5 h3 mph
MondayFair8:52 PM to 6:04 AM9 of 9None94%Poor6 h2 mph
TuesdayFair8:50 PM to 6:05 AM5 of 9None87%Fair2 h3 mph
WednesdayPoor8:49 PM to 6:06 AM0 of 9None80%7 mph
ThursdayPoor8:47 PM to 6:07 AM0 of 9None70%3 h6 mph
FridayPoor8:46 PM to 6:08 AM0 of 9None60%7 h3 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sat7:02 AM to 7:13 AM7:13 AM to 8:03 AM6:53 PM to 7:44 PM7:44 PM to 7:54 PM
Sun7:03 AM to 7:13 AM7:13 AM to 8:04 AM6:52 PM to 7:42 PM7:42 PM to 7:52 PM
Mon7:04 AM to 7:14 AM7:14 AM to 8:05 AM6:50 PM to 7:41 PM7:41 PM to 7:51 PM
Tue7:05 AM to 7:15 AM7:15 AM to 8:06 AM6:49 PM to 7:39 PM7:39 PM to 7:49 PM
Wed7:06 AM to 7:16 AM7:16 AM to 8:07 AM6:47 PM to 7:38 PM7:38 PM to 7:48 PM
Thu7:07 AM to 7:17 AM7:17 AM to 8:08 AM6:45 PM to 7:36 PM7:36 PM to 7:46 PM
Fri7:08 AM to 7:18 AM7:18 AM to 8:09 AM6:44 PM to 7:35 PM7:35 PM to 7:45 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:29 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:28 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:19 PM, 83° E
  • MS Moonset 7:21 AM, 273° W
  • Full moon, 100% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: no-fly (low cloud limits height (107.51), civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sun 9 AM to 7 PM, 10 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:59 AM to sunrise 7:29 AM, and sunset 7:28 PM to 7:58 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 7 AMNo-fly314150%10 miup to 0 ft49°low cloud limits height (107.51), civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sat 8 AMNo-fly2350%10 miup to 0 ft50°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 9 AMNo-fly3460%10 miup to 0 ft54°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 10 AMNo-fly3460%10 miup to 0 ft59°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 11 AMNo-fly5580%10 miup to 0 ft65°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 12 PMNo-fly5590%10 miup to 0 ft68°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 1 PMNo-fly67100%10 miup to 0 ft71°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 2 PMNo-fly67110%10 miup to 0 ft75°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 3 PMNo-fly67110%10 miup to 0 ft76°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 4 PMNo-fly67120%10 miup to 0 ft76°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 5 PMNo-fly79130%10 miup to 0 ft76°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 6 PMNo-fly67120%10 miup to 0 ft76°low cloud limits height (107.51)
Sat 7 PMNo-fly518210%10 miup to 0 ft74°low cloud limits height (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMNo-fly314160%10 miup to 0 ft69°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMNo-fly314150%10 miup to 0 ft64°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMNo-fly314150%10 miup to 0 ft61°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMNo-fly29100%10 miup to 0 ft59°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly29100%10 miup to 0 ft57°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMNo-fly29100%10 miup to 0 ft56°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly29100%10 miup to 0 ft55°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMNo-fly29100%10 miup to 0 ft54°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMNo-fly29100%10 miup to 0 ft53°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMNo-fly29100%9 miup to 0 ft52°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMNo-fly29100%10 miup to 0 ft51°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Sat 9 AM to 3 PM 6 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sat 7 PM to 11 PM 4 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Sun 11 AM to 10 PM 11 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Mon 12 PM to 8 PM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 9 AM to Thu 11 AM 26 hours, some with delta T between 8 and 10 °C
  • Thu 5 PM to 11 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayDry0%0.00 in28%7 mph5 dGood
SundayDry0%0.00 in39%7 mph4 dGood
MondayDry0%0.00 in44%6 mph3 dGood
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in50%2 mph2 d
WednesdayDry3%0.00 in44%8 mph1 dGood
ThursdayShowers possible21%0.05 in58%10 mph
FridayShowers possible39%0.17 in65%7 mph
SaturdayWet47%0.32 in67%7 mph

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best12:02 AM to 2:02 AM12:25 PM to 2:25 PM6:51 AM to 7:51 AM6:49 PM to 7:49 PM 100%7:29 AM, 7:28 PM
Sun Best12:48 AM to 2:48 AM1:12 PM to 3:12 PM7:59 AM to 8:59 AM7:15 PM to 8:15 PM 99%7:29 AM, 7:26 PM
Mon Good1:36 AM to 3:36 AM2:02 PM to 4:02 PM9:09 AM to 10:09 AM7:46 PM to 8:46 PM 95%7:30 AM, 7:25 PM
Tue Good2:28 AM to 4:28 AM2:56 PM to 4:56 PM10:22 AM to 11:22 AM8:22 PM to 9:22 PM 90%7:31 AM, 7:23 PM
Wed Poor3:24 AM to 5:24 AM3:54 PM to 5:54 PM11:36 AM to 12:36 PM9:07 PM to 10:07 PM 83%7:32 AM, 7:22 PM
Thu Fair4:24 AM to 6:24 AM4:55 PM to 6:55 PM12:48 PM to 1:48 PM10:01 PM to 11:01 PM 74%7:33 AM, 7:20 PM
Fri Fair5:27 AM to 7:27 AM5:58 PM to 7:58 PM1:53 PM to 2:53 PM11:05 PM to 12:05 AM 64%7:34 AM, 7:19 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. Today76° · NE 2–7 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.

  2. Tonight50° · N 2–6 mph

    Clear, with a low around 50. North wind 2 to 6 mph.

  3. Sunday76° · N 2–7 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 2 to 7 mph.

  4. Sunday Night44° · N 1–7 mph

    Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 1 to 7 mph.

  5. Monday77° · N 1–6 mph

    Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 1 to 6 mph.

  6. Monday Night49° · NE 0–3 mph

    Clear, with a low around 49.

  7. Tuesday76° · E 2 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 76.

  8. Tuesday Night55° · SE 3 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

  9. Wednesday81° · 3% · S 3–8 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

  10. Wednesday Night63° · 15% · S 3–7 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  11. Thursday82° · 21% · S 7–10 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  12. Thursday Night64° · 29% · S 5–8 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  13. Friday81° · 39% · SW 7 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  14. Friday Night64° · 39% · S 6 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Louisville, KY · issued Sep 26, 6:47 AM EDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

KEY Messages

Pleasant weather will continue through the weekend with highs in the 70s.

A brief warmup will be seen early next week before the next weather system arrives around mid-week.

Short Term · Through Sunday Night

319 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Saturday and Sunday

Surface high pressure will persist over the area for the weekend, along with northeastward flow. High temperatures will remain in the mid to upper 70s with nighttime lows in the mid 50s. Dry air near the surface will keep dewpoints and humidity low. Mostly clear skies will continue with lingering high level clouds. A lovely fall weekend ahead with the cooler temps and dry conditions.

Long Term · Monday Through Friday

319 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Monday - Friday Night

As the high pressure begins to shift east of the Ohio Valley on Tuesday, southerly flow will return. This will lead to increasing temperatures back into the mid 80s by mid week. Moisture will also begin to advect back into the area rising dewpoints back into the 60s by Thursday.

A shortwave disturbance is expected to move through the Great Lakes region, while a low pressure system develops over the Plains. Frontal boundaries associated with both systems will bring precip chances back into the forecast Wednesday and Thursday. Rain showers will likely move through the northern half of the area as the northern disturbance moves through. Additional rain showers are expected to move across the area as the second boundary pushes through. This could linger into Friday night as the low pressure system begins to eject into the northern stream.

Aviation · 12Z TAFs Through 18Z Sunday

646 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

VFR conditions continue through the forecast period as high pressure holds on over the region. Additionally, dry air near the surface will keep the SCT cloud ceilings high. Winds will remain out of the NE with fairly light (5-10kts) winds through the day and nearly calm tonight.

LMK Watches / Warnings / Advisories

KY...None. IN...None.

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 300.01 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.10 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature70% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
  3. Days 8–14 · Temperature33% chance above normalOct 3–Oct 9
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance above normalOct 3–Oct 9

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Eastern Kentucky Univ

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 15 and the first fall freeze around October 22: a growing season of about 190 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 10; one spring in ten still has one after April 30.

Climate of 37.77, -84.33: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 29 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor0 · Little0 · Little1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max66°68°68°72°73°76°76°77°
Heat index max76°76°77°76°81°84°82°83°
Wind chill min48°50°44°49°
Chance of thunder max0%0%0%0%3%11%11%6%
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft-100 ft
Visibility min10 mi7 mi
Mixing height max3,900 ft4,900 ft5,400 ft400 ft
Transport wind max10 mph10 mph9 mph8 mph
Twenty-foot wind max6 mph6 mph5 mph1 mph
Davis stability index max2222
Atmospheric dispersion index max4859504
Low visibility risk max66910

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Richmond (RGA) · 9.9 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sat Sep 2676° / 48°77° / 54°91° (1998)34° (2001)
Sun Sep 2776° / 44°77° / 53°90° (2019)32° (1991)
Mon Sep 2877° / 49°77° / 51°93° (2019)35° (1993)
Tue Sep 2976° / 55°76° / 49°93° (2019)32° (1993)
Wed Sep 3081° / 63°76° / 49°95° (2019)29° (1993)
Thu Oct 182° / 64°77° / 49°95° (2019)32° (1987)
Fri Oct 281° / 64°76° / 50°95° (2019)30° (1984)
Sat Oct 381° / 65°76° / 52°96° (2019)29° (1981)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat7:02 AM7:29 AM7:28 PM7:54 PM11 h 59 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun7:03 AM7:29 AM7:26 PM7:52 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon7:04 AM7:30 AM7:25 PM7:51 PM11 h 55 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue7:05 AM7:31 AM7:23 PM7:49 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed7:06 AM7:32 AM7:22 PM7:48 PM11 h 50 min Waning gibbous · 83% lit
Thu7:07 AM7:33 AM7:20 PM7:46 PM11 h 47 min Waning gibbous · 74% lit
Fri7:08 AM7:34 AM7:19 PM7:45 PM11 h 45 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat7:09 AM7:35 AM7:17 PM7:43 PM11 h 42 min Last quarter · 54% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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