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Salvisa, Kentucky

Community in Mercer County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Salvisa

Index 44, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Lexington (KY), 22 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)44Good14.9 mi
  • Ozone32Good39 ppb14.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Salvisa

0.22 in in the last 24 hours, 0.81 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.22in
Last 3 days
0.81in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Salvisa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

US-127 at mile 207_127_002

Beside a road/3.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Salvisa 1.0 NNWKY-ME-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/809 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lexington/Bluegrass, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.3 mi from Salvisa, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lexington/Bluegrass, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 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-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Lexington/Bluegrass: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 south southwest (210 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lexington/Bluegrass, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG 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

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