Observed 5:00 PM EDT at KSDF

Mount Washington, KY weather

Sunny and 72°22°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. Light through 5 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 51Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° tonight 7–10 PM (67°19° → 55°13°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · 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 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	38%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	39%	35%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	47%	62%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	57%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	52%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	11%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	21%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	43%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	16%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	58%	1%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	48%	2%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	44%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	38%	46%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	37%	16%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	47%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	48%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	37%	49%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	42%	49%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	52%	21%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	67%	21%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	21%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	50%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	10%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	11%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	23%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	18%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	30%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	34%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	68%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	67%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	66%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	57%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	60%	61%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	58%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	66%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	81%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	77%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	36%	83%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. 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 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Rain 0.75 in19 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.5 in13 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
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Rain 0.88 in22 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.46 in12 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–77°; 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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Salt River (KY) at Shepherdsville

9.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 123 cfs

Forecast peak 1.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt River (KY) at Taylorsville Lake

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 546 ft

Forecast peak 546 ft Sat 6 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Floyds Fork near Mt. Washington

2.9 mi

Level: 3.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Pennsylvania Run near Zoneton

5.6 mi

Level: 1.3 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 63

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 14
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Louisville International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1872–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Mount Washington weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 6:16–7:08 PM; Morning 7:43–8:36 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:19 PM; Morning 7:33–7:43 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3–7:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Mount Washington. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Mount Washington, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Salt River (KY) at Shepherdsville

Salt River (KY) at Taylorsville Lake

Floyds Fork near Mt. Washington

Pennsylvania Run near Zoneton

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