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Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

City in Kenton County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Fort Mitchell

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Cincinnati (OH), 4 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate5 mi
  • Ozone21Good35 ppb5 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fort Mitchell

None in the last 24 hours; 0.18 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.18in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fort Mitchell, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 12 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fort Mitchell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CrittendenCRIK2

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.2 mi away/948 ft/91 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank226of 692

I-75 at mile 15906_75_0159

Beside a road/25.2 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Fort Mitchell 0.7 SSWKY-KN-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/873 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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California 5NWCAFK2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.2 mi away/595 ft/262 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.9 mi from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 12,000 ft, scattered at 16,000 ft, scattered at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 16,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CVGFIG. A THE SKY OVER CINCINNATI / N KENTUCKY INTLSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 25,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 16,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 12,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CVGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CVG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CVGFIG. B THE AIR AT CINCINNATI / N KENTUCKY INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLECincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CVGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CVG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 8 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 CVGFIG. C THE WIND AT CINCINNATI / N KENTUCKY INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CVGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CVG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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Near Fort Mitchell

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