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Alexandria, Kentucky

City in Campbell County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Alexandria

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Cincinnati (OH), 12 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate6.2 mi
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alexandria

None in the last 24 hours; 0.21 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
0.21in

Visibility

How far you can see at Alexandria, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Alexandria, KentuckyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Alexandria, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CrittendenCRIK2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.0 mi away/948 ft/97 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank226of 692

I-75 at mile 15906_75_0159

Beside a road/22.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Alexandria 1.3 NNWKY-CB-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/817 ft/34 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

California 5NWCAFK2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/595 ft/256 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.3 mi from Alexandria, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,500 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CVGFIG. A THE SKY OVER CINCINNATI / N KENTUCKY INTLSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CVGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CVG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CVGFIG. B THE AIR AT CINCINNATI / N KENTUCKY INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLECincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CVGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CVG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CVGFIG. C THE WIND AT CINCINNATI / N KENTUCKY INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CVGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CVG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kentucky

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Alexandria

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Alexandria

River and lake gauges