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Science Hill, Kentucky

City in Pulaski County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Science Hill

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Lexington (KY), 61 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate5.9 mi
  • Ozone35Good37 ppb5.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Science Hill

0.15 in in the last 24 hours, 0.68 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.15in
Last 3 days
0.68in

Visibility

How far you can see at Science Hill, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 11 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Science Hill, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-127 at mile 3.308_127_003.3

Beside a road/24.5 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Somerset 4.7 NNWKY-PL-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/1,143 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Crab OrchardCBOK2

On a farm or research station/24.0 mi away/1,109 ft/17 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Somerset(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Science Hill, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Somerset(AWOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMEFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOMERSET(AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESomerset(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SMETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SME-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Somerset(AWOS): temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMEFIG. B THE AIR AT SOMERSET(AWOS)THE 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 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.5 FTEMPERATURE 71.6 FDEW POINT 62.6 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLESomerset(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SME-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Somerset(AWOS), north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 6 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 SMEFIG. C THE WIND AT SOMERSET(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESomerset(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SME-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Somerset(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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