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Fairfield, Kentucky

City in Nelson County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Fairfield

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Louisville (KY), 23 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate20.1 mi
  • Ozone33Good39 ppb20.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)44Good20.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 60, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Fairfield

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
0.69in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fairfield, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Fairfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

BG-9002 at mile 33.404_9002_0334

Beside a road/6.2 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Coxs Creek 1.3 NNEKY-NL-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/645 ft/63 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LakeTVLK2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/656 ft/52 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank608of 692

Station report

The weather at Bardstown - Samuels Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Fairfield, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 9,000 ft, overcast at 15,000 ft; the ceiling is 15,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bardstown - Samuels Field, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 15,000 feet, the ceiling at 15,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BRYFIG. A THE SKY OVER BARDSTOWN - SAMUELS FIELDSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 15,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 9,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 15,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBardstown - Samuels Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BRYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BRY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

75.7 F with a dew point of 59.4 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Bardstown - Samuels Field: temperature 75.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.4, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BRYFIG. B THE AIR AT BARDSTOWN - SAMUELS FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE 75.7 FDEW POINT 59.4 FSPREAD 16.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 POINTTITLEBardstown - Samuels Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BRYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BRY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bardstown - Samuels Field, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 5 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 BRYFIG. C THE WIND AT BARDSTOWN - SAMUELS FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBardstown - Samuels Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BRYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BRY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lake (TVLK2), 6.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

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