Observed 11:55 AM EDT at KLOU

Buckner, KY weather

Sunny and 63°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 12 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 63Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 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 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	7%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	9%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	20%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	32%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	42%	30%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	38%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	55%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	61%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	50%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	45%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	27%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	1%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	2%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	47%	43%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	44%	47%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	41%	50%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	40%	52%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	47%	55%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 1 mph1 km/h	52%	43%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	48%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	51%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	62%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	41%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	50%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	47%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	25%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	23%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	24%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	29%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	31%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	10%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	24%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	16%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. 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
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly 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
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% 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
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–65°18°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–75°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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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 McAlpine Upper

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.0 ft
Flow: 248,000 cfs

Forecast peak 13.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at McAlpine Lower

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.4 ft

Forecast peak 13.3 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Floyds Fork near Pewee Valley

7.3 mi

Level: 3.7 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Goose Creek (C KY) near Lyndon

12 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:14–7:08 PM; Morning 7:43–8:36 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:18 PM; Morning 7:32–7:43 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–7:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:48 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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