Observed 3:50 PM EDT at KJKL

Booneville, KY weather

Sunny and 70°21°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 4 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (67°19° → 55°13°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (67°19° → 55°13°)
Fog Monday 9–10 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · Clear
TonightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	5%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	6%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	40%	6%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	6%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	46%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	33%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	32%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	89%	12%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	2%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	33%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	33%	2%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	3%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	31%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 9a	Fog	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	23%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	3%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	37%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	40%	21%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	36%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	15%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 38°3°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Mostly clear. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 73°23°, low 38°3°. Typical 67°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 9am. Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Areas of fog after 11pm. Clear. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 41°5°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 74°23°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 10am. Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. North wind around 1 mph.
Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Fog. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  20% 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
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.6 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.78 in20 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.5 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
63°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–64°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 38°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–77°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (JKL) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kentucky River at Heidelberg

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.3 ft
Flow: 391 cfs

Forecast peak 9.3 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Buckhorn Lake

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 782 ft

Forecast peak 782 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 227 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville

0.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 68 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 85

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 22
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 12 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Buckhorn Lake · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1964–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−10°−6°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Booneville weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–7:02 PM; Morning 7:35–8:27 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:12 PM; Morning 7:24–7:35 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–7:25 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Booneville. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,400 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Booneville, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kentucky River at Heidelberg

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Buckhorn Lake

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon