Observed 5:20 PM CDT at KOWB

Central City, KY weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 5 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (72°22° then, 74°23° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · 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 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	38%	15%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	30%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	4%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	17%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	18%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	37%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	52%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	20%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	65%	40%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	41%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	41%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	48%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	52%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	53%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	17%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	17%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	30%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	54%	48%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	47%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	27%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	57%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	90%	53%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	60%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	50%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	33%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	51%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	71%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	77%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	62%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	66%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	86%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	41%	90%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	92%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	93%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	36%	88%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. East wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.52 in13 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°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 64°18°. Rain 1.2 in30 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  60% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.31 in7.8 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
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
63°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
40°4°–64°18°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 72–80°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PAH) (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

Green River (KY) at Paradise

8.6 mi

Level: 364 ft
Flow: 220 cfs

Forecast peak 365 ft Sun 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (KY) at Calhoun Lock and Dam

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.5 ft
Flow: 2,160 cfs

Forecast peak 10.9 ft Mon 1 AM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (KY) above Rockport

7.4 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (KY) above Livermore

13 mi

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 4,390 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:16 PM; Morning 6:48–7:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:26 PM; Morning 6:38–6:48 AM; first light 6:38 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7 PM–6:39 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:20 AM · rises 4:56 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Central City. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,900 ft, 65 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.