Observed 4:15 AM EDT at KEKX

Elizabethtown, KY weather

Clear and 48°9°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 4 PM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 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 (47°8° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Low 44°7° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 46°8° · Clear
This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 3 AM · Partly 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 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	1%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	3%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	6%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	9%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	38%	13%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	38%	17%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	35%	24%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	37%	47%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	39%	52%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	47%	60%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	60%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	56%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	60%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	60%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	65%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	66%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	60%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	50%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	1%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	47%	5%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	41%	18%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	24%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	37%	6%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	37%	43%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	43%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	46%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	49%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	52%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	77%	50%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	57%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	32%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	30%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	36%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	37%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	56%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1920–2026)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  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 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  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, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 62°16° / 42°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°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 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°16° / 42°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 75.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 40°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  20% 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
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°5°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 60°15° / 40°4°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.2 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
64°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°15° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.39 in9.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.58 in15 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.3 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
59°15°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–76°.

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

Salt River (KY) at Shepherdsville

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 127 cfs

Forecast peak 1.2 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rolling Fork River near Boston

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Rolling Fork River near Lebanon Junction

11 mi

Level: 5.7 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Nolin River at Hodgenville

11 mi

Level: 4.7 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 85

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
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 44°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Fort Knox Godman Aaf · forecast.blue computed averages, 1920–2026 · records 1920–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Elizabethtown station, 1893–1964: records and averages

This station closed and is no longer reporting, but has a long history nearby. Its own average annual high was about 67°19°, over its full 1893–1964 record — not an NCEI normal, and not the same station as the computed averages above.

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:18–7:10 PM; Morning 7:44–8:36 AM
Blue hour: 7:10–7:20 PM; Morning 7:33–7:44 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 4:39–7:33 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:50 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Elizabethtown. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Elizabethtown, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Salt River (KY) at Shepherdsville

Rolling Fork River near Boston

Rolling Fork River near Lebanon Junction

Nolin River at Hodgenville

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