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West Buechel, Kentucky

City in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at West Buechel

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Louisville (KY), 1 mile off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good2.3 mi
  • Ozone19Good8 ppb2.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good2.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide4Good4 ppb2.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1.2 ppb2.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm2.3 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 60, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at West Buechel

0.59 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.59in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at West Buechel, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest West Buechel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-31 at mile 7.305_31_007.3

Beside a road/13.5 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Houston Acres 1.0 SWKY-JF-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/545 ft/74 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Louisville KyLMK

At a cooperative observer's station/5.7 mi away/653 ft/182 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank20of 692

Station report

The weather at Louisville/Bowman, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.3 mi from West Buechel, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,400 ft, overcast at 2,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Louisville/Bowman, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LOUFIG. A THE SKY OVER LOUISVILLE/BOWMANSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLELouisville/Bowman, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LOUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LOU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Louisville/Bowman: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LOUFIG. B THE AIR AT LOUISVILLE/BOWMANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLELouisville/Bowman, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LOUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LOU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Louisville/Bowman, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LOUFIG. C THE WIND AT LOUISVILLE/BOWMANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELouisville/Bowman, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LOUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LOU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Louisville Ky (LMK), 5.7 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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Near West Buechel

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Near West Buechel

River and lake gauges