Observed 6:15 AM EDT at KDVK

Lancaster, KY weather

Clear and 39°4°.

Mostly agree

Now 39°4°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 6 PM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable · up to 46°8° by 10 AM
Humidity: 93%; Air 39°4°, dew point 37°3° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 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 (37°3° then, 39°4° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 72°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · 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 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	6%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	12%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	90%	13%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	11%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	0%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	1%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	2%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	4%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	2%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	38%	3%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	18%	0
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	42%	39%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	48%	52%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	56%	65%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	56%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	50%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	45%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	39%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	38%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	22%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	14%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	52%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	28%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	39%	3%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	26%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	22%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	47%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	24%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	15%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	9%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	10%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	11%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	3%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. South wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–76°.

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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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kentucky River at Camp Nelson

8.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.7 ft
Flow: 536 cfs

Forecast peak 11.7 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kentucky River at High Bridge Lock

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.6 ft
Flow: 1,490 cfs

Forecast peak 9.2 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Dix River near Danville

4.7 mi

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Dix River at Herrington Lake

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 733 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 76

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 15
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 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Crab Orchard 6 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1979–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–7:05 PM; Morning 7:38–8:31 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:15 PM; Morning 7:28–7:38 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 6:42–7:28 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:10 AM · rises 5:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lancaster. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,100 ft, 47 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lancaster, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kentucky River at Camp Nelson

Kentucky River at High Bridge Lock

Dix River near Danville

Dix River at Herrington Lake

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? Good

Moon