Taylor County, KY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Cold Weather Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 14°F
Feels Like 4°F  
Humidity 61% Dew Point 3°F Wind NW 7 MPH Gusts 17 Barometer 30.61 in.
Solar Rad 357 w/m2 Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 1.3 mi. SSE of central Taylor County
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Sunny, High 16F, Low 7F
16
7
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 35F, Low 22F
35
22
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 35F
44
35
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 49F, Low 41F
49
41
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 57F, Low 27F
90%
57
27
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Sunny, High 41F, Low 30F
41
30
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Showers, High 56F
30%
56
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from 16°F to a high of 57°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 48°F with lows around 29°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A powerful storm spread heavy snow from the Southern High Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley, and produced severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. During the evening a tornado hit West Memphis TN killing six persons and injuring two hundred others. The tornado left 1500 persons homeless, and left all of the residents of Crittendon County without electricity. Kansas City MO was blanketed with 10.8 inches of snow, a 24 hour record for December, and snowfall totals in the Oklahoma panhandle ranged up to 14 inches. Strong winds, gusting to 63 mph at Austin TX, ushered arctic cold into the Great Plains, and caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Taylor County, KY 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny and cold, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 11 to 13 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 7. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 7. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Showers

Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: Showers. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Showers Likely

Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Saturday Dec 20

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.


About Taylor County, KY

Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,023. Its county seat is Campbellsville. Settled by people from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina after the American Revolutionary War, the county was organized in 1848 in the Highland Rim region. It is named for United States Army General Zachary Taylor, later President of the United States. Taylor County was the 100th of the 120 counties created by Kentucky. The Campbellsville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Taylor County.

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