Observed 6:50 PM EDT at KSDF

Poplar Hills, KY weather

Partly cloudy and 72°22°.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Partly sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 51Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (71°22° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

Low 46°8° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 76°24° tomorrow at 5 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 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 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	45%	48%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	58%	25%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	25%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	34%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	28%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	26%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	24%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	54%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	72%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	35%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	1%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	39%	41%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	35%	31%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	32%	48%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	32%	56%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	31%	61%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	33%	54%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	22%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	47%	20%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	58%	10%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	69%	26%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	77%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	52%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	39%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	33%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	41%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	24%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	24%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	43%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	59%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	65%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	50%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	59%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	58%	63%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	71%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	41%	83%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	70%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	73%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	33%	84%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	33%	88%	2
Mon 6p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	37%	90%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  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, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Rain 0.97 in25 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.71 in18 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.39 in9.8 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
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Rain 0.67 in17 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 70–79°; 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

Ohio River at McAlpine Upper

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.0 ft
Flow: 251,000 cfs

Forecast peak 13.0 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at McAlpine Lower

9.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.5 ft

Forecast peak 13.2 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Northern Ditch near Okolona

2.1 mi

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Beargrass Creek near Audubon Park

2.4 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 63

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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, 8:00 PM–9:00 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

Poplar Hills weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:16–7:09 PM; Morning 7:44–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 7:09–7:19 PM; Morning 7:33–7:44 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 4–7:34 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Poplar Hills. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,700 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.