Observed 6:20 AM CDT at KPAH

Smithland, KY weather

Foggy and 43°6°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Fog

Wind: Calm; Light through 6 PM
Visibility: 4 mi6 km; Fog · under 5 mi8 km
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 43°6°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 41Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.32 inHg1027 hPa; Rising · +0.04 inHg+1.5 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 10 AM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow 5–8 PM (74°23° → 62°17°)

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · 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 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	92%	17%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	19%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	90%	50%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	4%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	9%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	14%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	53%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	43%	57%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	56%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	38%	69%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	36%	58%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	43%	47%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	19%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	58%	13%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	15%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	42%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	42%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	54%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	56%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	32%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	54%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	56%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	42%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	55%	53%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	55%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	56%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	62%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	44%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	51%	68%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	96%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	86%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
61°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.76 in19 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.33 in8.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 69°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  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
61°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–66°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 69–77°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PAH) (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 Smithland Lock and Dam

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.5 ft
Flow: 67,000 cfs

Forecast peak 12.7 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Paducah

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.7 ft
Flow: 84,600 cfs

Forecast peak 15.7 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Golconda

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 29.8 ft

Forecast peak 29.7 ft Sun 1 PM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Tennessee River at Kentucky Lake Tailwater

11 mi

Level: 302 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 75

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
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, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Smithland Lock & Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1981–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:29–6:21 PM; Morning 6:53–7:45 AM
Blue hour: 6:21–6:31 PM; Morning 6:43–6:53 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:31–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:25 AM · rises 5:01 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Smithland. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,600 ft, 56 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Smithland, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ohio River at Smithland Lock and Dam

Ohio River at Paducah

Ohio River at Golconda

Tennessee River at Kentucky Lake Tailwater

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon