Observed 1:20 AM EDT at KLEX

Stamping Ground, KY weather

Mostly clear and 52°11°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 25.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Mostly clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 1 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 41Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa next 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, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 43°6° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
This morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by midnight · 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
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	69%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	1%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	2%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	37%	43%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	35%	44%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	33%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	35%	46%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	36%	45%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	45%	46%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	46%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	7%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	5%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	37%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	7%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	29%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	6%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	41%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	41%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	41%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	4%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	0%	1
Mon 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	38%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	52%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	50%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	38%	78%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	35%	56%	4
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	34%	48%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	35%	79%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	82%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	47%	84%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	56%	85%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	64%	89%	0
Mon 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	72%	65%	0
Mon 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	80%	56%	0
Tue 12a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	46%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.68 in17 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.37 in9.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.79 in20 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.47 in12 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Nov 3. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 44°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 68–78°; 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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 72 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sun 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kentucky River at Frankfort Lock

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft
Flow: 664 cfs

Forecast peak 7.1 ft Sun 2 PM

Reading from Sun 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kentucky River at Lockport

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 759 cfs

Forecast peak 8.8 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sun 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

North Elkhorn Creek at Georgetown

7.3 mi

Level: 3.8 ft

Reading from Sun 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 86

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 15
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Frankfort Capital City Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1996–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—MonOct 19
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—ThuOct 22
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—SatOct 24
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Stamping Ground weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:10–7:03 PM; Morning 7:41–8:34 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:14 PM; Morning 7:30–7:41 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 1:44–7:30 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:21 AM · rises 6:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Stamping Ground. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Stamping Ground, KY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Elkhorn Creek at Peaks Mill

Kentucky River at Frankfort Lock

Kentucky River at Lockport

North Elkhorn Creek at Georgetown

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon