PikevillePBX
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/1,463 ft/10 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Coming up. Rain is likely Saturday night, from about 3 AM (52%).
Now. Pike County Airport Hatcher Field is 73° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 71°, so the air feels very oppressive. Light air from the south at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 67° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Air quality is moderate (index 52): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 76°, and the coolest Saturday, near 53°. Rain is likely tomorrow (60%) and Saturday (74%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the 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 16 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 10:00 PM in Pike County Airport Hatcher Field, Kentucky.
Air quality
Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Pikeville (KY), 6 miles off.
Yesterday measured 37, good.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.
Precipitation
0.96 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 2 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 8 PM.
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Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 / 20 | 3,455 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 16° / 196° | 2 mph head, on 20 | 2 mph from the left |
| 09 / 27 | 5,356 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 84° / 264° | 1 mph head, on 09 | 3 mph from the right |
The 5 instruments nearest Pike County Airport Hatcher Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
PikevillePBX
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/1,463 ft/10 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
US-119 at mile 1112_119_0011
Beside a road/10.2 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
At a river or reservoir gauge/15.3 mi away/781 ft/692 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Pikeville 5.8 NWKY-PK-15
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/665 ft/808 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Prestonsburg 3WSWPELK2
At a cooperative observer's station/15.6 mi away/705 ft/768 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Prestonsburg 3WSW (PELK2), 15.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.