Outdoor conditions in

Mount Vernon

Kentucky
Now
  1. 70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms28% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 72°Cloudy13% rain97% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 76°Mostly Cloudy3% rain85% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 80°Mostly Cloudy3% rain74% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 82°Mostly Cloudy12% rain69% humidityGusts 13 mph
  6. 83°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms16% rain65% humidityGusts 14 mph
  7. 84°Partly Sunny11% rain61% humidityGusts 14 mph
  8. 84°Partly Sunny11% rain59% humidityGusts 14 mph
  9. 82°Partly Cloudy8% rain63% humidityGusts 12 mph
  10. 79°Partly Cloudy7% rain64% humidityGusts 9 mph
  11. 78°Partly Cloudy7% rain67% humidityGusts 7 mph
  12. 76°Partly Cloudy7% rain69% humidityGusts 8 mph
  13. 75°Partly Cloudy6% rain71% humidityGusts 8 mph
  14. 73°Partly Cloudy6% rain73% humidityGusts 9 mph
  15. 72°Partly Cloudy5% rain73% humidityGusts 10 mph
  16. 72°Partly Cloudy5% rain71% humidityGusts 10 mph
  17. 71°Partly Cloudy6% rain71% humidityGusts 10 mph
  18. 70°Partly Cloudy6% rain73% humidityGusts 13 mph
  19. 70°Partly Cloudy7% rain71% humidityGusts 13 mph
  20. 69°Mostly Clear7% rain73% humidityGusts 13 mph
  21. 68°Sunny6% rain73% humidityGusts 13 mph
  22. 68°Sunny6% rain73% humidityGusts 13 mph
  23. 67°Sunny8% rain78% humidityGusts 13 mph
  24. 68°Mostly Sunny11% rain76% humidityGusts 14 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
28%
Humidity
59–100%
Wind
14 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
60%
Humidity
71–96%
Wind
20 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
22%
Humidity
46–96%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
6%
Humidity
39–85%
Wind
10 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
4%
Humidity
40–86%
Wind
7 mph
  1. 84° / 69°Today looks fairly quiet.28% rain · Humidity 59–100% · Wind 14 mph
  2. 72° / 49°Friday has a real shower chance.60% rain · Humidity 71–96% · Wind 20 mph
  3. 54° / 43°Saturday looks fairly quiet.22% rain · Humidity 46–96% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 60° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.6% rain · Humidity 39–85% · Wind 10 mph
  5. 65° / 39°Monday looks fairly quiet.4% rain · Humidity 40–86% · Wind 7 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Lexington area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
16GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground16 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Mount Vernon radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Mount Vernon.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
8 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Lexington area, about 49 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Mount Vernon, KY, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.