Observed 10:15 PM EDT at KIMS

Bedford, KY weather

Clear and 52°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 11 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tuesday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tuesday nightDown to 59°15° by 10 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	6%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	45%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	52%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	61%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	71%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	75%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	78%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	78%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	80%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	41%	79%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	44%	80%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	80%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	72%	80%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	75%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	78%	0
Tue 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	74%	0
Tue 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	66%	0
Tue 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	59%	0
Tue 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	21%	0
Tue 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	49%	0
Tue 5a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	49%	0
Tue 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	30%	0
Tue 7a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	41%	0
Tue 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	53%	0
Tue 9a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	63%	0
Tue 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	69%	1
Tue 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	73%	2
Tue 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	77%	3
Tue 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	81%	4
Tue 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	82%	4
Tue 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	85%	4
Tue 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	87%	3
Tue 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	40%	90%	2
Tue 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	46%	91%	1
Tue 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	86%	0
Tue 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	65%	82%	0
Tue 9p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	79%	0
Tue 10p	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	78%	86%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 75°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Ohio River at Clifty Creek

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 422 ft
Flow: 80,700 cfs

Forecast peak 422 ft Mon 2 AM

Reading from Sun 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Kentucky River at Lockport

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 716 cfs

Forecast peak 8.7 ft Mon 2 AM

Reading from Sun 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Markland Lower

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.7 ft
Flow: 54,700 cfs

Forecast peak 15.2 ft Mon 2 AM

Reading from Sun 9:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Kentucky River above Kentucky Lock 1 at Carrollton

10 mi

Level: 9.0 ft

Reading from Sun 9:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–7:06 PM; Morning 7:43–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 7:06–7:16 PM; Morning 7:33–7:43 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 11:13 PM–7:34 AM, but the moon is 100% lit and up.

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:24 AM · rises 6:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Bedford. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Bedford, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ohio River at Clifty Creek

Kentucky River at Lockport

Ohio River at Markland Lower

Kentucky River above Kentucky Lock 1 at Carrollton

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon