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Petersburg, Kentucky

Community in Boone County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Petersburg

Index 49, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Northern Kentucky (KY), 13 miles off.

49Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)49Good21.5 mi
  • Ozone30Good29 ppb21.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 47, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Petersburg

None in the last 24 hours; 0.39 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.39in

Visibility

How far you can see at Petersburg, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Petersburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CrittendenCRIK2

At a river or reservoir gauge/25.1 mi away/948 ft/440 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank226of 692

I-71 at mile 5706_71_0057

Beside a road/25.1 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Rabbit Hash 2NERBHK2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/503 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank488of 692

Station report

The weather at Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.6 mi from Petersburg, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,100 ft, broken at 7,000 ft, broken at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 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 2,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,100 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, 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-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 (230 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cincinnati / N Kentucky Intl, north up: blowing from 230 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 230°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

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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

Near Petersburg

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

Near Petersburg

River and lake gauges