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Thruston, Kentucky

Community in Daviess County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Thruston

Index 49, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Owensboro (KY), 5 miles off.

49Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)49Good-
  • Ozone36Good37 ppb12.6 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Thruston

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.69in

Visibility

How far you can see at Thruston, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Thruston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-69 at mile 5802_69_058

Beside a road/35.3 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Owensboro 3.5 ENEKY-DV-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/488 ft/90 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Owensboro 3WOWNK2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/398 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank115of 692

Station report

The weather at Owensboro/Daviess, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Thruston, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Owensboro/Daviess, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OWBFIG. A THE SKY OVER OWENSBORO/DAVIESSSECTION, 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 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOwensboro/Daviess, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OWBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OWB-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 8,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Owensboro/Daviess: 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 8,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OWBFIG. B THE AIR AT OWENSBORO/DAVIESSTHE 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 8,500 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 POINTTITLEOwensboro/Daviess, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OWBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OWB-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.

Plan of the wind at Owensboro/Daviess, 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 OWBFIG. C THE WIND AT OWENSBORO/DAVIESSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEOwensboro/Daviess, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OWBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OWB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Owensboro 3W (OWNK2), 7.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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

Near Thruston

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

Near Thruston

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