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Water Valley, Kentucky

Community in Graves County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Water Valley

Index 46, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Paducah (KY), 36 miles off.

46Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good-
  • Ozone38Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Water Valley

None in the last 24 hours; 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Water Valley, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Water Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-69 at mile 21.701_69_0021

Beside a road/13.9 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

MayfieldM25

At an airfield/18.8 mi away/505 ft/114 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank687of 692

measured daily2 instruments

Fulton 3.3 NEKY-HC-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/437 ft/46 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank629of 692

Station report

The weather at Mayfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.8 mi from Water Valley, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 7,500 ft, broken at 13,000 ft, overcast at 17,000 ft; the ceiling is 13,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mayfield, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 13,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 17,000 feet, the ceiling at 13,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M25FIG. A THE SKY OVER MAYFIELDSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 17,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 13,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 7,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 13,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMayfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS M25TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-M25-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

76.3 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 55 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Mayfield: temperature 76.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 55 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT M25FIG. B THE AIR AT MAYFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 4,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE 76.3 FDEW POINT 59.0 FSPREAD 17.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLEMayfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS M25TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-M25-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mayfield, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west 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 M25FIG. C THE WIND AT MAYFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMayfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS M25TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-M25-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at State Police Post 1 (MYDK2), 21.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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Near Water Valley

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Near Water Valley

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