Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Owensboro, Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (KOWB)

Lat: 37.74°NLon: 87.17°WElev: 407ft.

Overcast

71°F

22°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed W 16 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1008.4 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Apr 4:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Drakesboro KY

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Temperature rising to near 70 by 8am, then falling to around 54 during the remainder of the day. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Temperature rising to near 70 by 8am, then falling to around 54 during the remainder of the day. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Light south wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 7 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Drakesboro KY
 37.21°N 87.04°W
5:36 am CDT Apr 18, 2026
5am CDT Apr 18, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 24, 2026
 
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