Observed 8:15 AM EDT at KPBX

Wheelwright, KY weather

Sunny and 47°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 47°8°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. Light through 9 PM
Dew point: 42°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 31Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (41°5° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 11 AM
High 68°20° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° today 5–8 PM (66°19° → 54°12°)
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningNear 40°4° · 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 9a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 53°12°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 59°15°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	0%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	0%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	0%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	42%	0%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	39%	1%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	39%	3%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	42%	7%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	6%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 55°13°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 55°13°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 55°13°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 54°12°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 53°12°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 52°11°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 51°11°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 50°10°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 49°9°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 53°12°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 59°15°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 64°18°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	71%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	39%	2%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	37%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	34%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 49°9°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 49°9°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy frost before 10am. Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
38°3°–48°9°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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
44°7°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
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
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°25°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 39°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–75°.

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

Carr Creek at Carr Creek Lake

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1026 ft

Forecast peak 1026 ft Sat 9 AM

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Levisa Fork at Pikeville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 666 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

NF Pound River above Pound

16 mi

Level: 49.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Pound River Lake

16 mi

Level: 1610 ft

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:58 PM; Morning 7:31–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:08 PM; Morning 7:20–7:31 AM; first light 7:20 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:08 PM–7:21 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Wheelwright. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 1 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.