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Westwood, Kentucky

City in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Westwood

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Louisville (KY), 7 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good5 mi
  • Ozone27Good30 ppb5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.3 ppb5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1.2 ppb5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm5 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Westwood

None in the last 24 hours; 0.32 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.32in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Westwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-31 at mile 7.305_31_007.3

Beside a road/20.5 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Lyndon 0.3 ESEKY-JF-48

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/622 ft/14 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Louisville/Bowman, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Westwood, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:53 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 Louisville/Bowman, 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 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELouisville/Bowman, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LOUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LOU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Louisville/Bowman: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,300 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.0 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 19.0 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 POINTTITLELouisville/Bowman, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LOUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LOU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Louisville/Bowman, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELouisville/Bowman, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LOUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

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