Observed 7:53 AM EDT at KJKL

Buckhorn, KY weather

Sunny and 46°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 8 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 89%; Air 46°8°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (45°7° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 73°23° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Fog tomorrow night from 5 AM

This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	82%	13%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	66%	3%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	1%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	2%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	3%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	31%	5%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	34%	6%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	40%	14%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	39%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	42%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	10%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	37%	1%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	41%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	1%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	3%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	5%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	24%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	36%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	20%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly clear. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 73°23°, low 40°4°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Areas of fog after 11pm. Mostly clear. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 74°23°, low 41°5°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
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 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  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
  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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  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 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 64°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
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
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 62°17° / 35°2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
61°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–75°.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Buckhorn Lake

0.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 782 ft

Forecast peak 782 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 241 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Kentucky River at Heidelberg

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.3 ft
Flow: 391 cfs

Forecast peak 9.3 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Kentucky River at Oneida

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 23Typical 100

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. About 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Quicksand · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1925–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+3°+1°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Buckhorn 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 19 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–7:01 PM; Morning 7:34–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 7:01–7:11 PM; Morning 7:23–7:34 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 9 PM–7:24 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Buckhorn. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,500 ft, 2 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Buckhorn, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Buckhorn Lake

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson

Kentucky River at Heidelberg

South Fork Kentucky River at Oneida

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