Observed 5:55 PM EDT at KLNP

Lynch, KY weather

Sunny and 63°17°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 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

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 42°6° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 69°21° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · 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 6p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	13%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	14%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	19%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	22%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	45%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	35%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	71%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	1%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	2%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	3%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	6%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	2%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	27%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	82%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	7%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	3%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	2%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	0%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	0%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	5%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	2%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	19%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	3%	4
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	15%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	10%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 42°6°. Typical 68°20° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 66°19° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 36°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 64°18° / 35°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 35°2°. Rain 0.66 in17 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.38 in9.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°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
60°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–74°.

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

Carr Creek at Carr Creek Lake

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1026 ft

Forecast peak 1026 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Poor Fork Cumberland River at Cumberland

4.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 30 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Powell River at Big Stone Gap

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Powell River at Big Stone Gap

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · 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 25Typical 93

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 19
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 41°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Pennington Gap · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1931–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−12°−7°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
+1°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–6:59 PM; Morning 7:31–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:21–7:31 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–7:22 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Lynch. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,700 ft, 2 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lynch, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Carr Creek at Carr Creek Lake

Poor Fork Cumberland River at Cumberland

Powell River at Big Stone Gap

South Fork Powell River at Big Stone Gap

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