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Louisville, Kentucky weather · now

88°

Clear

Feels
96°
High / Low
93° / 74°
Wind
25 mph W
Humidity
62%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 8:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 34% · 10 PM

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Sun 6:54 AM 8:42 PM 13h 48m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Louisville, Kentucky, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 93° with a low near 74°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

93°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 100° ↑ 92° ↓ 75° 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM

  1. 11 AM

    84°

    1%

  2. 1 PM

    87°

    3%

  3. 3 PM

    91°

    15%

  4. 5 PM

    92°

    6%

  5. 7 PM

    88°

    16%

  6. 9 PM

    83°

    31%

  7. 11 PM

    80°

    43%

  8. 1 AM

    78°

    43%

  9. 3 AM

    77°

    28%

  10. 5 AM

    76°

    17%

  11. 7 AM

    75°

    30%

  12. 9 AM

    78°

    7%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% 93° · 74°
    1. 11 AM 84° Sunny 1%
    2. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 4%
    3. 1 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 3%
    4. 2 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 1%
    5. 3 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    6. 4 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 4%
    7. 5 PM 92° Partly Sunny 6%
    8. 6 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    9. 7 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    10. 8 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    11. 9 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    12. 10 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    13. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
  2. Wed 8/12 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 55% 93° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    2. 1 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    3. 2 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    4. 3 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    5. 4 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    6. 5 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    7. 6 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    8. 7 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    9. 8 AM 76° Partly Sunny 7%
    10. 9 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 7%
    11. 10 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 86° Mostly Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    16. 3 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    17. 4 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    18. 5 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 11%
    19. 6 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    20. 7 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    21. 8 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    22. 9 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    23. 10 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    24. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
  3. Thu 8/13 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55% 91° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    2. 1 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    3. 2 AM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    4. 3 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    5. 4 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    6. 5 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    7. 6 AM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    8. 7 AM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    9. 8 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    10. 9 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    11. 10 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    12. 11 AM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    13. 12 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    14. 1 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    15. 2 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    16. 3 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    17. 4 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    18. 5 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    19. 6 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    20. 7 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    21. 8 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    22. 9 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    23. 10 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    24. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
  4. Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53% 90° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    2. 1 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    3. 2 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    4. 3 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    5. 4 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    6. 5 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    7. 6 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    8. 7 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    9. 8 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    10. 9 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    11. 10 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    12. 11 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    13. 12 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    14. 1 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    15. 2 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    16. 3 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    18. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    20. 7 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    21. 8 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 13%
    22. 9 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 13%
    23. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 13%
    24. 11 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 13%
  5. Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 6% 92° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 13%
    2. 1 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 13%
    3. 2 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 3%
    4. 3 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3%
    5. 4 AM 75° Partly Cloudy 3%
    6. 5 AM 74° Partly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 73° Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 75° Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 78° Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 81° Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 84° Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 87° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 5%
    16. 3 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 5%
    18. 5 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 5%
    19. 6 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 5%
    20. 7 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 5%
    21. 8 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 2%
    22. 9 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 2%
    23. 10 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 2%
    24. 11 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 2%
  6. Sun 8/16 Sunny 20% 95° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 2%
    2. 1 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 2%
    3. 2 AM 78° Mostly Clear 4%
    4. 3 AM 78° Mostly Clear 4%
    5. 4 AM 77° Mostly Clear 4%
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear 4%
    7. 6 AM 76° Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 75° Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 76° Sunny 7%
    10. 9 AM 79° Sunny 7%
    11. 10 AM 82° Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 86° Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 89° Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny 7%
    15. 2 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 6%
    16. 3 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 6%
    17. 4 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 6%
    18. 5 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 6%
    19. 6 PM 94° Partly Cloudy 6%
    20. 7 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 6%
    21. 8 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 13%
    22. 9 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 13%
    23. 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 13%
    24. 11 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 13%
  7. Mon 8/17 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20% 90° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 13%
    2. 1 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 13%
    3. 2 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    4. 3 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    5. 4 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    6. 5 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    7. 6 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    8. 7 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    9. 8 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    10. 9 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    11. 10 AM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    12. 11 AM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    13. 12 PM 84° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    14. 1 PM 86° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    15. 2 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    16. 3 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    17. 4 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    18. 5 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    19. 6 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    20. 7 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    21. 8 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 14%
    22. 9 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 14%
    23. 10 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 14%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 7% 87° · 66°
  2. Wed 8/19 Cloudy 6% 90° · 67°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 10% 90° · 66°
  4. Fri 8/21 Sunny 10% 99° · 71°
  5. Sat 8/22 Rain Showers 22% 93° · 74°
  6. Sun 8/23 Rain Showers 11% 75° · 61°
  7. Mon 8/24 Partly Cloudy 12% 75° · 54°
  8. Tue 8/25 Sunny 16% 77° · 54°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 23% 83° · 57°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Saturday, 8/15

Mostly Sunny, 92° / 75°

  1. Tomorrow93°75°
  2. Thu91°74°
  3. Fri90°72°
  4. Sat92°75°
  5. Sun95°76°
  6. Mon90°70°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 73°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 2 PM · pollen moderate today

    Good84 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 8 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 8 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 8 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out7 days
  1. Yesterday±2°
    High94°93°+1°
    Low77°75°+2°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±2°
    High92°91°+1°
    Low74°72°+2°
  3. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High90°——
    Low72°——
  4. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High90°——
    Low73°——
  5. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High90°——
    Low74°——
  6. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High90°——
    Low71°——
  7. Tue, Aug 4pending
    High86°——
    Low67°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Louisville

Louisville in August typically averages 85° highs and 67° lows, with about 8 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 88°); the coldest is January (average low 21°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan36°21°10
Feb46°28°11
Mar63°43°15
Apr71°52°12
May73°57°17
Jun84°68°18
Jul88°72°20
Aug85°67°8
Sep82°63°11
Oct70°52°7
Nov57°43°13
Dec46°33°18

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 103. West wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
LMK 50,78
Radar station
KLVX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.253, -85.758