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Cambridge, Kentucky

City in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Cambridge

Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Louisville (KY), 3 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good2 mi
  • Ozone25Good21 ppb2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.1 ppb2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1 ppb2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm2 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 60, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Cambridge

0.31 in in the last 24 hours, 0.98 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.31in
Last 3 days
0.98in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cambridge, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cambridge, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-31 at mile 7.305_31_007.3

Beside a road/16.8 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

St. Regis Park 0.5 WKY-JF-57

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/544 ft/36 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Louisville KyLMK

At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/653 ft/73 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank20of 692

Station report

The weather at Louisville/Bowman, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.6 mi from Cambridge, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:29 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,500 ft, broken at 6,500 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Louisville/Bowman, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LOUFIG. A THE SKY OVER LOUISVILLE/BOWMANSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELouisville/Bowman, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LOUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LOU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Louisville/Bowman: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LOUFIG. B THE AIR AT LOUISVILLE/BOWMANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLELouisville/Bowman, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LOUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LOU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Louisville/Bowman, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LOUFIG. C THE WIND AT LOUISVILLE/BOWMANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELouisville/Bowman, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LOUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LOU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Louisville/Bowman, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Louisville Ky (LMK), 7.6 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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

Near Cambridge

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

Near Cambridge

River and lake gauges