Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KBWG

Oakland, KY weather

Clear and 43°6°.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 43°6°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 54Moderate; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Partly 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 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	88%	1%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	3%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	62%	41%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	33%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	14%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	20%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	14%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	29%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	44%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	12%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	45%	54%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	56%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	56%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	60%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	61%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	56%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	18%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	40%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	12%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	43%	6%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	4%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	46%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	50%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	41%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	45%	41%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	54%	46%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	67%	58%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	74%	26%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	25%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	8%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	24%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	40%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	46%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	50%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast 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
75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest 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°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 74°23°, low 62°17°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.2 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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.54 in14 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 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
58°14°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–65°18°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–76°.

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

Barren River at Bowling Green

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.4 ft
Flow: 1,920 cfs

Forecast peak 8.0 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Green River (KY) near Mammoth Cave

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft

Forecast peak 8.6 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Barren River at Barren River Lake

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 550 ft

Forecast peak 550 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Nolin River at Nolin River Lake

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 514 ft

Forecast peak 514 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5:10 AM · 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 17Typical 66

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
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, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BOWLING GREEN WARREN COUNTY AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:20–6:12 PM; Morning 6:45–7:37 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:23 PM; Morning 6:34–6:45 AM; first light 6:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–6:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:16 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Oakland. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 66 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Oakland, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Barren River at Bowling Green

Green River (KY) near Mammoth Cave

Barren River at Barren River Lake

Nolin River at Nolin River Lake

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