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Jackson, Kentucky

City in Breathitt County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Jackson

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Hazard (KY), 21 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good21 mi
  • Ozone1Good0 ppb21 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Jackson

0.15 in in the last 24 hours, 1.60 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.15in
Last 3 days
1.60in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 10 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Jackson, 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 now3 instruments

KY-30 at mile 1510_30_0015

Beside a road/0.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Ag StationOSDK2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.7 mi away/810 ft/75 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank519of 692

Station report

The weather at Jackson/J. Carroll, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.4 mi from Jackson, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 7,000 ft, broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 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 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling 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 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 7,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, 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 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 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Jackson/J. Carroll: 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 7,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 7,000 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 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Jackson/J. Carroll, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, 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 STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT 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 Ag Station (OSDK2), 1.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:38. measured daily

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