Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill
11 mi- Level
- 2.2 ft
- Flow
- 72 cfs
Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sat 8 PM
Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 5:30 PM EDT at KLEX
Midway, KY weather
Sunny and 72°22°, jacket by 9 PM.
Today: low 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°), high 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°).
Now 72°22°
Sunny
- Wind
- Calm
- Light through 5 AM
- Dew point
- 37°3°
- Comfortable · up to 46°8° by 8 PM
- UV tomorrow
- 5Moderate
- Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
- Air quality
- 48Good
- Main pollutant: Ozone
- Pressure
- 30.37 inHg1028 hPa
- Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.7 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
2°1° warmer than this time yesterday (69°21° then, 71°22° now)
Good hours for
TonightDown to 44°7° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 37% | 28% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Partly sunny | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 39% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Partly cloudy | 66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 47% | 47% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 56% | 72% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Partly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 72% | 55% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Partly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 53°12° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 77% | 45% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 80% | 43% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Mostly clear | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 48°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 86% | 42% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 47°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 89% | 20% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Mostly clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 96% | 18% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 96% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 13% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 96% | 13% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 69% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 58% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 48% | 2% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 41% | 4% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 37% | 38% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 35% | 42% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 33% | 10% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 35% | 41% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 36% | 36% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 42% | 42% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 57% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Mostly clear | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 66% | 37% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 53°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 74% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 51°11° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 83% | 13% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Mostly clear | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 50°10° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 86% | 11% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 89% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 96% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 93% | 15% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 100% | 13% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Mostly clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 100% | 23% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Mostly sunny | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 42% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Partly sunny | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 96% | 52% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 74% | 43% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 56% | 57% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 47% | 67% | 3 |
| Mon 1p | Mostly sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 41% | 49% | 4 |
| Mon 2p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 38% | 77% | 4 |
| Mon 3p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 35% | 71% | 4 |
| Mon 4p | Mostly sunny | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 34% | 53% | 3 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 44°7°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 39°4°–42°6°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 42°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 45°7°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–44°7°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 43°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 75°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 49°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 62°17°Dry
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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 51°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 75°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 76°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 53°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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 76°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 67°20°20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 64°18°50% chance · 0.04 in1 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
- 72°22°–79°26°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 63°17°50% chance · 0.3 in7.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 68°20°50% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 66°19°40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 62°17°40% chance · 0.36 in9.2 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
- 65°18°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 59°15°–63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Rain 0.78 in20 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 60°16°40% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 60°16°30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 52°11°40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
- 62°17°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–62°17°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 18 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 72°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.
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
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Kentucky River at Frankfort Lock
11 mi- Level
- 7.0 ft
- Flow
- 664 cfs
Forecast peak 7.1 ft Sat 8 PM
Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page
South Elkhorn Creek at Midway
2.3 mi- Level
- 4.3 ft
Reading from Sat 4:55 PM · NWS gauge page
Elkhorn Creek at Yarnallton
6.1 mi- Level
- 1.4 ft
Reading from Sat 4:05 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 74% less heating than a typical week.
This week 21Typical 81
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 16
- 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, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Lexington Bluegrass Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1872–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 65°18° / 44°7°
- Forecast high / low
- 72°22° / 42°6°
- Record high
- 82°28° in 1939
- Record low
- 24°−4° in 1981
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −6°−3°SunOct 18
- −2°−1°MonOct 19
- −1°TueOct 20
- ±0°WedOct 21
- ±0°ThuOct 22
- ±0°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Midway weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 6:48 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 52 min
- Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:12–7:05 PM
- Morning 7:39–8:32 AM
- Blue hour
- 7:05–7:15 PM
- Morning 7:29–7:39 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 5:45 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
