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National Weather Service
Official Freeze Watch in effect for Kentucky.
What it means
- Freeze or cold: protect sensitive plants, pets and outdoor pipes. In extreme cold, dress in layers, limit time outdoors and use space heaters and generators safely.
Always follow your local National Weather Service office and local officials. Details below.
Official weather alerts for Kentucky
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Mingo; Logan; Boone
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, southern, and western West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Additional information can be found at https://www.weather.gov/rlx as well as on our X and Facebook pages.
Official NWS page · NWS Charleston WV
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:48PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; Rowan
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as around 32 possible. * WHERE...Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, and Rowan Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Jackson KY
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:35PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Scott; Harrison; Fayette; Bourbon; Nicholas; Clark
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 possible. * WHERE...Bourbon, Clark KY, Fayette, Harrison KY, Nicholas, and Scott KY Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Louisville KY
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:30PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation.
Instructions: Be prepared to take steps to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Wilmington OH
Storm Prediction Center · today's severe-storm outlook · issued 1 h ago
None of these cities are inside today's thunderstorm or severe-storm areas.
Official SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (NOAA), valid until Sat, Oct 17, 8:00 AM EDT. It shows the chance of severe storms in the area, not a warning for your street. SPC outlook
U.S. Drought Monitor · map of October 13
14% of Kentucky is in drought.
Share of the state's area. Updated every Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA). Drought builds over weeks and months: one rainy day rarely ends it.
Weather in Kentucky now
What is normal in October in Kentucky
changing season Usually the driest stretch of the year. A second severe-weather season starts in late fall.
El Niño is under way, and NOAA expects it to be strong (NOAA, October 8, 2026).
In the Mid-South it tends to bring a wetter winter.
These are general tendencies: every year is different, and your local forecast comes first.
Typical climate per NOAA and regional weather services. It describes the season, not the forecast for a given day.
Where will it rain most? Forecast by city
Total rain each day, in inches. Wettest cities first.
| City | Tomorrow | Sunday | Monday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lexington | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankfort | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paducah | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Automatic forecast from a computer model (MET Norway, data CC BY 4.0). Not an official alert: for watches and warnings, follow National Weather Service.
What do the inches mean?
As a rough guide: under a quarter inch in a day is light rain; 1 to 2 inches is a heavy downpour; more than 2 inches in a day is very heavy rain that can flood low-lying areas and roads.
Several rainy days in a row saturate the ground: even a modest storm can then cause flash flooding and rising rivers.