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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bowling Green, Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (KBWG)

Lat: 36.96°NLon: 86.42°WElev: 548ft.

Light Rain

48°F

9°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1006.8 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 14 Jan 9:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Franklin KY

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain before 3pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 46 °F⇓

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 9. Northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as 9. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the evening.

    Low: 21 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain before 3pm, then a chance of sprinkles between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 9. Northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as 9. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Franklin KY
 36.68°N 86.63°W (Elev. 712 ft)
Last Update:
5:46 am CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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