Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KGLW

Summer Shade, KY weather

Sunny and 57°14°.

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 10 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 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 (55°13° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

High 74°23° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 9 AM · Partly 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 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	1%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	3%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	4%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	5%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	7%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	15%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	34%	36%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	39%	20%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	44%	20%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	52%	59%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	46%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	49%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	51%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	64%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	70%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	64%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	39%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	23%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	4%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	4%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	3%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	17%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	14%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	24%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	34%	5%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	6%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	20%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	54%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	42%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	11%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	19%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	36%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	16%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	18%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	37%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	39%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	21%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 67°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  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 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  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 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.1 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
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–76°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Barren River at Barren River Lake

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 550 ft

Forecast peak 550 ft Sat 10 AM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Cumberland River at Burkesville

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 28.1 ft
Flow: 4,350 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Russell Creek (KY) near Columbia

24 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 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 78

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Knob Lick 4s · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2009–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Summer Shade weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:10 PM; Morning 6:42–7:34 AM
Blue hour: 6:10–6:20 PM; Morning 6:32–6:42 AM; first light 6:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 4–6:33 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:14 AM · rises 4:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Summer Shade. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,100 ft, 35 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.