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Westport, Kentucky

Community in Oldham County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Westport

Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Louisville (KY), 22 miles off.

51Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate19.8 mi
  • Ozone32Good30 ppb6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)27Good19.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good9.6 ppb19.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1.9 ppb19.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm19.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 60, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Westport

None in the last 24 hours; 0.35 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.35in

Visibility

How far you can see at Westport, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Westport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-71 at mile 42.506_71_0043

Beside a road/21.0 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Bedford 6.4 SWKY-TB-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.6 mi away/691 ft/212 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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New CastleNWCK2

At a cooperative observer's station/17.3 mi away/776 ft/297 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Louisville/Bowman, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.8 mi from Westport, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Louisville/Bowman, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELouisville/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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 65.0 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Louisville/Bowman: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.0, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 65.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Louisville/Bowman, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 7 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 LOUFIG. C THE WIND AT LOUISVILLE/BOWMANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG 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

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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

Near Westport

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

Near Westport

River and lake gauges