Observed 6:00 PM EDT at KLUK

Covington, KY weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. Light through 6 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 54Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 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 (67°19° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 74°23° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly 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 6p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	56%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	57%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	54%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	52%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	62%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	54%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	49%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	24%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	84%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	88%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	42%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	52%	22%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	47%	58%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	45%	23%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	48%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	42%	53%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	46%	46%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	59%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	50%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	33%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	74%	17%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	77%	20%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	80%	12%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	16%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	88%	46%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	90%	58%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	23%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	97%	61%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	97%	52%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	67%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	62%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	52%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	60%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	56%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	78%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	72%	4
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	77%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	63%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Areas of fog after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly 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
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.79 in20 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.53 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.42 in11 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
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.7 in18 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Ohio River at Cincinnati

4.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 27.5 ft
Flow: 73,000 cfs

Forecast peak 27.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Miami River at Milford

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: 283 cfs

Forecast peak 5.0 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Banklick Creek near Erlanger

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Taylor Creek at Bellevue

4.7 mi

Level: 1.7 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 93

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Cincinnati/northern Kentucky International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1872–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 6:10–7:03 PM; Morning 7:40–8:34 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:14 PM; Morning 7:29–7:40 AM; first light 7:29 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–7:30 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:10 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Covington. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,400 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Covington, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ohio River at Cincinnati

Little Miami River at Milford

Banklick Creek near Erlanger

Taylor Creek at Bellevue

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