Frankfort, KY 40601 Weather

Franklin County2:52 PM EDT38.23°N, 84.87°W

Current conditions

Clear
70°
Clear
Feels like 70°
High 71°·Low 38°
WindNE 10 mph
Humidity40%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.30 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index4 Moderate
Sunrise7:57 AM
Sunset6:52 PM

Observed at Lexington Blue Grass Airport · 32 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Friday

    Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind 2 to 6 mph.

  • Saturday

    Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 18 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 67°
  2. 3 PM Sunny 69°
  3. 4 PM Sunny 70°
  4. 5 PM Sunny 71°
  5. 6 PM Clear 68°
  6. 7 PM Clear 64°
  7. 8 PM Clear 59°
  8. 9 PM Clear 53°
  9. 10 PM Clear 50°
  10. 11 PM Mostly Clear 48°
  11. Sat12 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  12. 1 AM Mostly Clear 45°
  13. 2 AM Mostly Clear 44°
  14. 3 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  15. 4 AM Mostly Clear 41°
  16. 5 AM Patchy Fog 41°
  17. 6 AM Patchy Fog 39°
  18. 7 AM Patchy Fog 38°
  19. 8 AM Patchy Fog 38°
  20. 9 AM Mostly Cloudy 42°
  21. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 48°
  22. 11 AM Sunny 56°
  23. 12 PM Sunny 62°
  24. 1 PM Sunny 66°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Patchy Fog Patchy Fog38°
  2. TodayOct 23 Patchy Fog then Sunny Patchy Fog then Sunny38°71°
  3. SatOct 24 Patchy Fog then Sunny Patchy Fog then Sunny37°74°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny42°75°
  5. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny45°74°
  6. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny45°73°
  7. WedOct 28 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny45°72°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers15%72°
  9. FriOct 30 Light showers Light showers0.06 in52°68°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy0.07 in51°71°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

44
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • FriGood

Lexington, KY reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:57 AM
Sunset 6:52 PM
Daylight 10 h 55 min (−2 min 19 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 93% lit
Moonrise 5:17 PM Moonset 5:08 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low66° / 44°
Record high84° (1963)
Record low26° (1997)
Wettest4.33 in (2007)
Yesterday71° / 39°
Month to date1.76 in (normal 2.61 in)

Lexington Area, records since 1872. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LMK, issued 1 hr ago

Key Messages

* Patchy frost will be possible early Friday and Saturday mornings, mainly in sheltered rural areas.

* Dry weather continues through next Thursday. Expect chilly nights and warm afternoons. Patchy fog will be possible each morning, mainly in river valleys.

Discussion

Issued at 259 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

We're in the midst of a tranquil stretch of weather. Very little has changed since the last update. Skies are clear, and winds are calm. Sprawling high pressure at the surface remains in place over the eastern US and Canada. In the upper levels, a large ridge sits over the central CONUS.

The mid/upper level ridge is forecast to slowly build eastward over the Ohio Valley through the end of the weekend. The strong sfc high will build south through the weekend, becoming centered over the Northeast US. During the early to middle portion of next week, ridging will remain in place while gradually weakening with time. The upper level flow deamplifies, and multiple upper level disturbances will traverse portions of the western and north-central US. While we could see increasing high clouds at times, a dry low- level airmass will keep us dry through next Thursday.

In short, very pleasant Fall weather continues through the middle of next week. Afternoon highs in the low to mid 70s will be common, with early morning lows in the 40s. Our coolest, sheltered valleys in the Bluegrass and Lake Cumberland regions should see some mid to upper 30s once again early this morning and again Saturday morning. This may produce patchy frost in those areas.

Forecast confidence has increased slightly in our next chance of rain arriving over Halloween weekend. A wave of low pressure ejecting northeast out of the southern/central Plains could finally draw some moisture into the Ohio Valley. About 40-50% of LREF members bring us some measurable rainfall by Sunday, November 1st.

Aviation

Issued at 109 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VFR conditions are expected this afternoon and evening with a light northeast wind. Winds should remain in the 5-8 knot range. Winds will go light/variable overnight. Probably will see some fog again over at KHNB between 24/08-12Z.

Lmk Watches

KY...None. IN...None.

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