Observed 10:15 AM EDT at KFGX

Sandy Hook, KY weather

Sunny and 53°11°.

Forecasts agree

Now 53°11°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. Light through 10 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 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 noon
High 71°22° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (66°19° → 54°12°)
Low 35°2° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 42°6° by 9 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 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	2%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	1%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	1%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	40%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	36%	4%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	35%	5%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	8%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	43%	7%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	2%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	18%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	43%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	0%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	41%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	17%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	18%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	42%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	11%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	8%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	24%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	21%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph1 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph1 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	19%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. East northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. North wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 35°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (JKL) (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

Little Sandy River at Grayson

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Licking River at Cave Run Lake

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 730 ft

Forecast peak 730 ft Sat 11 AM

Reading from Sat 10:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Sandy River below Grayson Lake

13 mi

Level: 6.2 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Sandy River at Grayson Lake

13 mi

Level: 643 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:59 PM; Morning 7:33–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:09 PM; Morning 7:23–7:33 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:09 PM–7:24 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Sandy Hook. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,400 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.