Observed 9:55 PM EDT at KSME

Science Hill, KY weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 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 (52°11° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 56°13° by 9 PM · 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 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	1%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	1%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	34%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	34%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	33%	30%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	21%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	47%	21%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	58%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	9%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	13%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	13%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	37%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	45%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	26%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	19%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	15%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	49%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	58%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	64%	5
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	65%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	34%	56%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	73%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	42%	89%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	50%	92%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	91%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	69%	73%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  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, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  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 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, 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, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
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°–49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°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: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.34 in8.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Highs 70–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Buck Creek near Shopville

9.7 mi

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Green River (KY) near McKinney

18 mi

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Rockcastle River at Billows

19 mi

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 81 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 6:13–7:06 PM; Morning 7:38–8:30 AM
Blue hour: 7:06–7:16 PM; Morning 7:28–7:38 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10:29 PM–7:29 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:10 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Science Hill. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.