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Smiths Grove, Kentucky

City in Warren County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Smiths Grove

Index 47, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Bowling Green (KY), 16 miles off.

47Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)47Good-
  • Ozone28Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Smiths Grove

0.21 in in the last 24 hours, 1.25 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.21in
Last 3 days
1.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Smiths Grove, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Smiths Grove, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

KY-101 at mile 7.803_101_007.8

Beside a road/0.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Cedar SpringCDSK2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.3 mi away/778 ft/141 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank148of 692

Mammoth CaveS2079

At a soil climate station/12.9 mi away/800 ft/163 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank492of 692

Bowling GreenBWG

At an airfield/13.3 mi away/548 ft/89 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 692

measured daily2 instruments

Smiths Grove 0.3 SEKY-WR-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/647 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Barren River LakeBRRK2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.4 mi away/574 ft/63 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bowling Green, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.3 mi from Smiths Grove, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM 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 Bowling Green, 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 BWGFIG. A THE SKY OVER BOWLING GREENSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBowling Green, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BWGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BWG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bowling Green: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWGFIG. B THE AIR AT BOWLING GREENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.2 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLEBowling Green, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BWG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bowling Green, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 9 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 BWGFIG. C THE WIND AT BOWLING GREENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBowling Green, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BWG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Barren River Lake (BRRK2), 11.4 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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Near Smiths Grove

River and lake gauges