Temperature
59 F at 5 AM; 85 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 59 F at its coolest, 5 AM.
- Now
- 59F
- 5 AM
- Highest
- 85F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 59F
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport, Kentucky
Small airport in Crittenden County, Kentucky58°
59°/50°
Overcast·
Feels like 58°·Moderate breeze 15 mph NW
Now. Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport is 58° and overcast at 5 AM. The dew point is 52°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the northwest at 15 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 49° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 41° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 77°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 59°. The days ahead look dry. Frost is possible Sunday morning, a low of 33°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:14 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:17 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 14 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
26Air quality
81%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
58feels58
15mph
Today
Oct 16
5950
48%
15mph
Sat
Oct 17
5941
UV 6
Sun
Oct 18
6533
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6937
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7239
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7441
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
7743
overcast
58°
59°50°
59°41°
65°33°
69°37°
72°39°
74°41°
77°43°
As of 5:00 AM in Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport, Kentucky.
Air quality
The air at Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport
Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Paducah (KY), 32 miles off.
26Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
- Ozone20Good10 ppb20.1 mi
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 43, good.
GoodModerate
- 43YesterdayOct 15
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.12 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.12in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 6 miles Fri 9 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- GDA
- ICAO
- KGDA
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 650 ft
- Serves
- Marion
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- GDA
- Wind now
- From 310° at 15 mph, read 16 Oct, 05:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 / 25 | 5,001 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 66° / 246° | 7 mph head, on 25 | 13 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Marion (GDA), Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 52 F, the air 78% saturated; the humidity ran from 53% at 10 PM Thursday to 97% at 8 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 52F
- 5 AM
- Humidity now
- 78%
- Humidity, range
- 53 to 97%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
16 mph from the northwest at 5 AM; at its strongest 16 mph, 5 AM, with a gust of 29 mph at 4 AM.
- Now
- 16mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 16mph
- 5 AM
- Highest gust
- 29mph
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.07 inHg at 5 AM, rising 0.09 inHg over 3 hours; 0.01 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.07inHg
- 5 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.09inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.01inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.5 miles at 6 AM Thursday, under a mile for 2 hours; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 0.5mi
- 6 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 2
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 6 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 16 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,700ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 6 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 16
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Marion: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
MarionGDA
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/617 ft/33 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Princeton #1 ScanPTNK2
At a river or reservoir gauge/22.3 mi away/615 ft/35 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Princeton #1S2005
At a soil climate station/22.3 mi away/615 ft/35 ft below here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
US-60 at mile 20.101_60_0201
Beside a road/31.5 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Marion 0.5 NWKY-CD-3
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/591 ft/59 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
MarionMRNK2
At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/600 ft/50 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Marion (MRNK2), 2.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 04:15. measured daily
Elsewhere in Kentucky
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport
- Sturgis Municipal AirportTWT, 17 mi
- Madisonville Regional Airport2I0, 39 mi
- Henderson City County AirportEHR, 40 mi
- Barkley Regional AirportPAH, 41 mi
- Mayfield Graves County AirportM25, 47 mi
- Murray-Calloway County Airport Kyle-Oakley FieldCEY, 49 mi
- Hopkinsville Christian County AirportHVC, 49 mi
- Muhlenberg County AirportM21, 53 mi