Observed 1:35 PM EDT at KLOU

Prospect, KY weather

Sunny and 70°21°.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east-northeast. Light through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (68°20° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 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 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	53%	7%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	18%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	28%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	30%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	78%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	66%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	51%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	43%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	39%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	38%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	51%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	46%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	22%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	11%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	2%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	0%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	41%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	42%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	43%	43%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	40%	37%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	38%	50%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	43%	48%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	49%	42%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	56%	41%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	37%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	68%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	53%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	56%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	54%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	47%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	30%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	22%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	34%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	11%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	15%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	10%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	28%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 67°19° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°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 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  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: Partly 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
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 46°8°. 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
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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 76.
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
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  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: Partly cloudy, 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°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
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°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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°–76°24°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.6 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
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–76°; 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

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.0 ft
Flow: 250,000 cfs

Forecast peak 13.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at McAlpine Lower

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.4 ft

Forecast peak 13.3 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Goose Creek (C KY) near Lyndon

4.9 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Silver Creek (IN) at Sellersburg

6.6 mi

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 63

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 6:15–7:08 PM; Morning 7:43–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:19 PM; Morning 7:33–7:43 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–7:34 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

Looking west from Prospect. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,100 ft, 12 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.