Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Louisville, Bowman Field Airport (KLOU)

Lat: 38.23°NLon: 85.66°WElev: 545ft.

A Few Clouds

76°F

24°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.0 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 4 Aug 8:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Briarwood KYSimilar City Names

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 68 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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Briarwood KYSimilar City Names
 38.27°N 85.6°W (Elev. 591 ft)
7:14 pm EDT Aug 4, 2025
9pm EDT Aug 4, 2025-6pm EDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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