Observed 11:55 PM EDT at KIMS

New Castle, KY weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-northeast. Light through 12 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

6°3° warmer than this time yesterday (49°10° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 44°7° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 75°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 11 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
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	13%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	11%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	1%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	4%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	39%	8%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	51%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	34%	49%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	32%	44%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	42%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	35%	63%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	54%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	59%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	56%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	15%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	9%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	43%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	46%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	28%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	34%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	25%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	41%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	40%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	42%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	44%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	13%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	46%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	56%	67%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	64%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	41%	77%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	61%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	38%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	76%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	70%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	68%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	82%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	54%	77%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	64%	78%	0
Mon 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	75%	54%	0
Mon 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	71%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 61°16°. Rain 1 in26 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.59 in15 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.31 in8 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
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°11°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–62°17°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Nov 3. Rain. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kentucky River at Lockport

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 759 cfs

Forecast peak 8.8 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Kentucky River at Frankfort Lock

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft
Flow: 679 cfs

Forecast peak 7.1 ft Sun 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 72 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Clifty Creek

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 422 ft
Flow: 88,600 cfs

Forecast peak 422 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:12–7:05 PM; Morning 7:43–8:36 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:16 PM; Morning 7:32–7:43 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 12:47–7:32 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:23 AM · rises 6:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from New Castle. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

New Castle, KY weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kentucky River at Lockport

Kentucky River at Frankfort Lock

Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill

Ohio River at Clifty Creek

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon