Observed 2:15 PM EDT at K1A6

Cawood, KY weather

Sunny and 71°22°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 71°22°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Light through 3 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (69°20° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 4 PM
Low 39°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 69°21° · Clear
TonightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 2 PM · 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 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	40%	4%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	7%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	37%	7%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	8%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	66%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	60%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	7%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	9%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	48%	11%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	60%	41%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	74%	9%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	8%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	92%	2%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	79%	1%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	5%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	8%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 39°4°. Typical 68°20° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  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 70, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 70°21°, low 39°4°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 10am. Sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Mostly clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 9am. Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 37°3°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 37°3°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 36°2°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.9 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
69°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–65°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 35°2°. Rain 0.78 in20 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
59°15°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 39°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–76°.

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

Powell River near Jonesville

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 62 cfs

Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Cumberland River at Loyall

7.8 mi

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Wallen Creek at Pennington Gap

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Poor Fork Cumberland River at Cumberland

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 30 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 70% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 93

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

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Pennington Gap · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1931–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−12°−7°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
+1°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–7:00 PM; Morning 7:32–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:11 PM; Morning 7:22–7:32 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:11 PM–7:23 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Cawood. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 5 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cawood, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Powell River near Jonesville

Cumberland River at Loyall

Wallen Creek at Pennington Gap

Poor Fork Cumberland River at Cumberland

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