Observed 6:55 PM EDT at KSME

Brodhead, KY weather

Clear and 68°20°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 43°6° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (70°21° → 58°14°)
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 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 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	50%	57%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	58%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	50%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	43%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	52%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	2%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	5%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	33%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	39%	40%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	50%	40%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	62%	31%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	11%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	13%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	6%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	11%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	23%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	29%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	27%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	21%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	13%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	40%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	25%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	33%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	48%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	48%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	35%	59%	4
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	50%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	38%	2
Mon 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	70%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. North wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 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
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.37 in9.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Highs 71–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Buck Creek near Shopville

14 mi

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Rockcastle River at Billows

18 mi

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 81 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (KY) near McKinney

18 mi

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Dix River near Danville

21 mi

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 76

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 18
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Crab Orchard 6 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1979–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Brodhead weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–7:05 PM; Morning 7:38–8:30 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:15 PM; Morning 7:27–7:38 AM; first light 7:27 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–7:28 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:09 AM · rises 5:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Brodhead. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.