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Cynthiana, Kentucky

City in Harrison County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Cynthiana

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Lexington (KY), 26 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate-
  • Ozone35Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cynthiana

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.24 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.24in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Cynthiana, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Georgetown27K

At an airfield/13.2 mi away/937 ft/171 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank580of 692

I-75 at mile 13607_75_136

Beside a road/15.0 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Cynthiana 0.7 NEKY-HR-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/755 ft/11 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CynthianaCYNK2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/709 ft/57 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank549of 692

Station report

The weather at Georgetown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from Cynthiana, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Georgetown, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 27KFIG. A THE SKY OVER GEORGETOWNSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGeorgetown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 27KTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-27K-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.7 F with a dew point of 60.6 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Georgetown: temperature 70.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.6, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 27KFIG. B THE AIR AT GEORGETOWNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.3 FTEMPERATURE 70.7 FDEW POINT 60.6 FSPREAD 10.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEGeorgetown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 27KTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-27K-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Georgetown, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 9 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 27KFIG. C THE WIND AT GEORGETOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGeorgetown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 27KTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-27K-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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