Buck Creek near Shopville
12 mi- Level
- 1.2 ft
Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 7:53 AM EDT at KLOZ
Mount Vernon, KY weather
Clear and 37°3°.
Today: low 49°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°), high 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°).
Now 37°3°
Clear
- Wind
- Calm
- Light through 8 PM
- Dew point
- 36°2°
- Comfortable
- Humidity
- 96%
- Air 37°3°, dew point 36°2° · fog or dew likely
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 5
- Pressure
- 30.39 inHg1029 hPa
- Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (37°3° then, 37°3° now)
Good hours for
This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 79% | 13% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 68% | 12% | 1 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 59% | 0% | 2 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 50% | 0% | 4 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 43% | 0% | 5 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 38% | 1% | 5 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 33% | 2% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 33% | 28% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Mostly sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 30% | 14% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 30% | 12% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Partly sunny | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 35% | 48% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Partly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 40% | 51% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Partly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 48% | 53% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 57% | 63% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Mostly clear | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 64% | 56% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Mostly clear | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 72% | 54% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 71% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 74% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 74% | 40% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 77% | 40% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 77% | 34% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 80% | 28% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly clear | 49°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 83% | 48% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly clear | 49°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 80% | 36% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 49°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 80% | 42% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 77% | 13% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 64% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 52% | 0% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 47% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 41% | 0% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 39% | 2% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 38% | 31% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 35% | 41% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 37% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 42% | 6% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 46% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Mostly clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 53% | 18% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 59% | 47% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 66% | 15% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 77% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 80% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 80% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 80% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 83% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 80% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 83% | 15% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 83% | 19% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Clear | 47°8° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 86% | 18% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 46°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 49°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 44°7°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 47°8°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 44°7°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 49°10°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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 50°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
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
- 46°8°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 48°9°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 76°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 53°12°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 61°16°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
- 70°21°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 59°15°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 66°19°30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 60°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 61°16°30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 63°17°30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 58°15°30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
- 61°16°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–73°.
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
Rockcastle River at Billows
13 mi- Level
- 1.0 ft
- Flow
- 82 cfs
Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Green River (KY) near McKinney
23 mi- Level
- 1.1 ft
Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 80% less heating than a typical week.
This week 15Typical 76
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 1
- 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 36°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 11:00 AM–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 6°3° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 67°19° / 44°7°
- Forecast high / low
- 73°23° / 49°9°
- Record high
- 81°27° in 2000
- Record low
- 20°−7° in 1981
Last 7 days vs normal
- —SunOct 18
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Mount Vernon weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 6:48 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 54 min
- Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:12–7:04 PM
- Morning 7:37–8:30 AM
- Blue hour
- 7:04–7:15 PM
- Morning 7:27–7:37 AM; first light 7:27 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Mostly clear 12–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:44 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
