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Sandy Hook, Kentucky

City in Elliott County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Sandy Hook

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Ashland (KY), 37 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate12.5 mi
  • Ozone28Good13 ppb12.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sandy Hook

0.39 in in the last 24 hours, 1.65 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.39in
Last 3 days
1.65in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sandy Hook, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sandy Hook, 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 now4 instruments

KY-9000 at mile 7510_9000_075

Beside a road/24.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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FlemingSYM

At an airfield/26.7 mi away/1,077 ft/271 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank665of 692

measured daily2 instruments

Sandy Hook 0.5 SSWKY-EL-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/782 ft/24 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Tygarts Ck At Olive HillOLVK2

At a cooperative observer's station/14.9 mi away/810 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fleming, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.7 mi from Sandy Hook, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:02 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,200 ft, scattered at 5,500 ft, broken at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fleming, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SYMFIG. A THE SKY OVER FLEMINGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 5,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFleming, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SYMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SYM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Fleming: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SYMFIG. B THE AIR AT FLEMINGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,200 FTTEMPERATURE 71.6 FDEW POINT 60.8 FSPREAD 10.8 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 POINTTITLEFleming, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SYMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SYM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fleming, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SYMFIG. C THE WIND AT FLEMINGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFleming, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SYMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SYM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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