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Druid Hills, Kentucky

City in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Druid Hills

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Louisville (KY), 5 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good2.2 mi
  • Ozone25Good14 ppb2.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good2.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.7 ppb2.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1.4 ppb2.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm2.2 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Druid Hills

0.07 in in the last 24 hours, 0.92 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.07in
Last 3 days
0.92in

Visibility

How far you can see at Druid Hills, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Druid Hills, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 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

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measured daily2 instruments

BellewoodKY-JF-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/566 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Louisville/Bowman, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.5 mi from Druid Hills, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Louisville/Bowman, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 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

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Louisville/Bowman: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 61.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 northwest (310 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Louisville/Bowman, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG 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

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Snow on the ground

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