Observed 2:00 PM CDT at KOWB

Island, KY weather

Sunny and 73°23°.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 40Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)

This afternoonNear 74°23° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · 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 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	23%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	33%	50%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	32%	8%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	24%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	58%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	43%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	43%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	47%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	16%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	38%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	62%	40%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	37%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	41%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	43%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	48%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	36%	30%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	35%	39%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	24%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	43%	21%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	54%	20%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	22%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	24%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	33%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	90%	55%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	49%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	50%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	61%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	52%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	47%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	66%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	78%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	60%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	72%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	71%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	85%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. 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°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  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 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.35 in8.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 72°22°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.94 in24 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.45 in12 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.37 in9.4 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
64°18°–66°19°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.58 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
39°4°–66°19°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–79°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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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

Green River (KY) at Calhoun Lock and Dam

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.4 ft
Flow: 2,060 cfs

Forecast peak 10.9 ft Mon 1 AM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (KY) at Paradise

16 mi

Level: 364 ft
Flow: 245 cfs

Forecast peak 365 ft Sun 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (KY) above Livermore

3.0 mi

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 4,350 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (KY) above Rockport

11 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 5:23–6:15 PM; Morning 6:49–7:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:38–6:49 AM; first light 6:38 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–6:39 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

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