Storm Station
Sign in

Campton, Kentucky

City in Wolfe County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Campton

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Hazard (KY), 36 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good-
  • Ozone0Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Campton

0.15 in in the last 24 hours, 1.75 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.15in
Last 3 days
1.75in

Visibility

How far you can see at Campton, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 3 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Campton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

KY-9000 at mile 3310_9000_33

Beside a road/9.3 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Jackson 6.9 NNWKY-WL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.2 mi away/807 ft/151 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Beattyville 4NBCAK2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.5 mi away/1,115 ft/157 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank520of 692

Station report

The weather at Jackson/J. Carroll, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.1 mi from Campton, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jackson/J. Carroll, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JKLFIG. A THE SKY OVER JACKSON/J. CARROLLSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 11,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJackson/J. Carroll, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JKLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JKL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Jackson/J. Carroll: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JKLFIG. B THE AIR AT JACKSON/J. CARROLLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLEJackson/J. Carroll, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JKLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JKL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Jackson/J. Carroll, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JKLFIG. C THE WIND AT JACKSON/J. CARROLLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJackson/J. Carroll, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JKLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JKL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Jackson/J. Carroll, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Beattyville 4N (BCAK2), 11.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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

Near Campton

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

Near Campton

River and lake gauges