Storm Station
Elk Creek, Kentucky
54°
Clear· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 5 mph ENE
Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
74%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elk Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Louisville/BowmanLOU

At an airfield/17.2 mi away/548 ft/204 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank16of 288

VersaillesVSLK2

At a river or reservoir gauge/34.3 mi away/876 ft/124 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank89of 288

Versailles 3 NNW63838

At a climate reference station/34.8 mi away/891 ft/139 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Simpsonville 6.6 SSWKY-SP-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/692 ft/60 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LakeTVLK2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/656 ft/96 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Louisville/Bowman, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.2 mi from Elk Creek. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:53 AM 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LOU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Louisville/Bowman: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.0 FTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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.

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 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-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 Lake (TVLK2), 7.6 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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

Near Elk Creek

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