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Winchester, Kentucky

City in Clark County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Winchester

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Lexington (KY), 17 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate17.7 mi
  • Ozone35Good41 ppb17.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Winchester

0.53 in in the last 24 hours, 1.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.53in
Last 3 days
1.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Winchester, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 10 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Winchester, 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 now5 instruments

KY-9000 at mile 1007_9000_010

Beside a road/10.8 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Mount SterlingIOB

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/1,004 ft/12 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Winchester 0.8 NNEKY-CK-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/983 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mount SterlingMTSK2

At a cooperative observer's station/14.0 mi away/988 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank66of 692

Station report

The weather at Citizen station N4CVG, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.3 mi from Winchester, Kentucky. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (342 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 8 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station N4CVG, north up: blowing from 342 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 8; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N4CVGFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION N4CVGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 342°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station N4CVG, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP N4CVGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N4CVG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 989 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.87 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.89 inHg means its barometer reads 28.84 inHg; it reports 73.0 F, 17.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station N4CVG stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 989 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.87 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.89 and the station pressure it means, 28.84.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N4CVGFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION N4CVG STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION N4CVG4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT989 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.87 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.89 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.84 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED73.0 FTITLECitizen station N4CVG, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP N4CVGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N4CVG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.94 N, and the day is 11 h 03 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station N4CVG, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 03 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N4CVGFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION N4CVGELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 76°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 03 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.94 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station N4CVG, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP N4CVGTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N4CVG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station N4CVG, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mount Sterling (MTSK2), 14.0 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 Winchester

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

Near Winchester

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