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Ledbetter, Kentucky

Community in Livingston County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Ledbetter

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Paducah (KY), 5 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good-
  • Ozone31Good15 ppb8.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ledbetter

0.24 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.24in
Last 3 days
0.24in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Ledbetter, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

US-60 at mile 20.101_60_0201

Beside a road/3.0 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Princeton #1S2005

At a soil climate station/36.1 mi away/615 ft/266 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank503of 692

measured daily2 instruments

Paducah 6.5 SEKY-MK-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.6 mi away/350 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

West Paducah 2WPDHK2

At a cooperative observer's station/15.9 mi away/390 ft/41 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank109of 692

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW6532, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.7 mi from Ledbetter, Kentucky. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (356 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW6532, north up: blowing from 356 degrees, the north, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6532FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW6532PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 356°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW6532, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6532TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW6532-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 373 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.52 inHg and the temperature at 57.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.04 inHg means its barometer reads 29.64 inHg; it reports 68.0 F, 10.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6532 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 373 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.52 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.04 and the station pressure it means, 29.64.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6532FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6532 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION GW65321 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT373 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.52 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.04 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.64 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.0 FTITLECitizen station GW6532, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6532TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW6532-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 37.09 N, and the day is 11 h 04 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW6532, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 04 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6532FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6532ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 04 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.09 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW6532, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6532TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW6532-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW6532, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at West Paducah 2W (PDHK2), 15.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kentucky

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Ledbetter

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Near Ledbetter

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