Observed 11:15 AM EDT at KLNP

Pikeville, KY weather

Sunny and 57°14°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 11 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 33Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 71°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 39°4° tomorrow at 8 AM

This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 10 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	0%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	39%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	39%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	1%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	21%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	35%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	1%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm. Clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog between 7am and 11am. Sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Areas of fog after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–49°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  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°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 41°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–74°.

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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

Tug Fork River at Williamson

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 247 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Levisa Fork at Pikeville

0.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 503 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap Lake

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 758 ft

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Johns Creek near Meta

7.3 mi

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–6:57 PM; Morning 7:30–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:20–7:30 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:07 PM–7:21 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:01 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Pikeville. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Pikeville, KY weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tug Fork River at Williamson

Levisa Fork at Pikeville

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap Lake

Johns Creek near Meta

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon