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Midway, Kentucky

City in Woodford County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Midway

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Lexington (KY), 12 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good11.4 mi
  • Ozone19Good20 ppb11.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Midway

None in the last 24 hours; 1.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.15in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Midway, 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

US-421 at mile 0.707_421_0001

Beside a road/2.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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VersaillesVSLK2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.2 mi away/876 ft/56 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank222of 692

measured daily2 instruments

Midway 0.2 SSWKY-WF-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/838 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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VersaillesVSLK2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.2 mi away/876 ft/56 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Lexington/Bluegrass, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Midway, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,000 ft, overcast at 4,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lexington/Bluegrass, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LEXFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEXINGTON/BLUEGRASSSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELexington/Bluegrass, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LEXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LEX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lexington/Bluegrass: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LEXFIG. B THE AIR AT LEXINGTON/BLUEGRASSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLELexington/Bluegrass, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LEXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LEX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lexington/Bluegrass, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LEXFIG. C THE WIND AT LEXINGTON/BLUEGRASSPLAN, 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, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELexington/Bluegrass, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LEXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LEX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lexington/Bluegrass, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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

Near Midway

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Midway

River and lake gauges