Observed 3:10 AM EDT at KLEX

Richmond, KY weather

Partly cloudy and 48°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. Light through 3 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 46Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 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 (45°7° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Low 41°5° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 7–10 PM (66°19° → 54°12°)

TonightNear 43°6° · Clear
This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 2 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 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	8%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	48%	1%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	42%	3%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	39%	7%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	36%	17%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	36%	52%	2
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	40%	55%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	48%	48%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	56%	51%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	49%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	52%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	42%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	48%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	41%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	25%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	36%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	39%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	41%	37%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	47%	30%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	33%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	28%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	17%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	21%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. East wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°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
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 41°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–76°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kentucky River at Ford Lock

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.8 ft
Flow: 410 cfs

Forecast peak 9.8 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kentucky River at Camp Nelson

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.7 ft
Flow: 552 cfs

Forecast peak 11.7 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Red River at Clay City

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 87 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kentucky River at High Bridge Lock

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.6 ft
Flow: 1,510 cfs

Forecast peak 9.2 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:11–7:04 PM; Morning 7:37–8:30 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:14 PM; Morning 7:27–7:37 AM; first light 7:27 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 3:38–7:27 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:09 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Richmond. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Richmond, KY weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kentucky River at Ford Lock

Kentucky River at Camp Nelson

Red River at Clay City

Kentucky River at High Bridge Lock

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon