As of 05:43 EDT

Weather in McDowell, KY

52°Current weather

McDowell, Wednesday, 7 October, 05:43

Clear. Feels like 51°. High 80°, low 49°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind4.6 mph S
Humidity93%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point50°

Monthly outlook for McDowell, KY: average high 69.3°, average low 48°. That is 0.1° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 7 days (about 1.6 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 11 October (83°), the coolest 18 October (34.8°).

69.3°/48°
Average high / low
+0.1°
Above normal
7 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.6 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
7 October – 16 October76.5°70.6°+3.3°
17 October – 26 October57.3°66.4°-5°
27 October – 5 Novemberat normal63.9°—

October records over 66 years

97°3 October 2019All-time high
26.6°27 October 1962All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Martin (8 mi).

Thu, 0878° / 54°0Clear
78 °Clear

McDowell, Thursday, 8 October

Clear. High 78°, low 54°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind4.7 mph N
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Fri, 0979° / 52°0Clear
79 °Clear

McDowell, Friday, 9 October

Clear. High 79°, low 52°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind2.4 mph N
Humidity33%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°
Sat, 1077° / 56°0.07Light rain
77 °Light rain

McDowell, Saturday, 10 October

Light rain. High 77°, low 56°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind7.9 mph SE
Humidity36%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°
Sun, 1183° / 59°0.77Rain
83 °Rain

McDowell, Sunday, 11 October

Rain. High 83°, low 59°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind12 mph SE
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point61°
Mon, 1276° / 62°0.07Light rain
76 °Light rain

McDowell, Monday, 12 October

Light rain. High 76°, low 62°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind10.4 mph W
Humidity71%
Visibility—
Dew point60°
Tue, 1381° / 56°0.06Light rain
81 °Light rain

McDowell, Tuesday, 13 October

Light rain. High 81°, low 56°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind12.5 mph W
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Wed, 1462° / 46°0.01Light rain
62 °Light rain

McDowell, Wednesday, 14 October

Light rain. High 62°, low 46°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind6.7 mph NE
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Thu, 1579° / 45°0Clear
79 °Clear

McDowell, Thursday, 15 October

Clear. High 79°, low 45°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind4.1 mph S
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Fri, 1670° / 55°0.2Light rain
70 °Light rain

McDowell, Friday, 16 October

Light rain. High 70°, low 55°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind6.1 mph NW
Humidity80%
Visibility—
Dew point62°
Sat, 1753° / 39°0.24Light rain
53 °Light rain

McDowell, Saturday, 17 October

Light rain. High 53°, low 39°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind11 mph NW
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Sun, 1854° / 35°0Overcast
54 °Overcast

McDowell, Sunday, 18 October

Overcast. High 54°, low 35°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind6.4 mph W
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Mon, 1962° / 35°0Partly cloudy
62 °Partly cloudy

McDowell, Monday, 19 October

Partly cloudy. High 62°, low 35°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind3 mph S
Humidity30%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Tue, 2062° / 39°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

McDowell, Tuesday, 20 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 39°.

Pressure30.42 inHg
Wind5.3 mph N
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Wed, 2164° / 39°0Clear
64 °Clear

McDowell, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 64°, low 39°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind4 mph NE
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Thu, 2250° / 46°0.19Light rain
50 °Light rain

McDowell, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 50°, low 46°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind6.5 mph SW
Humidity95%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Fri, 2367° / 48°0.14Climate normal
67 °Climate normal

McDowell, Friday, 23 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high67°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.14 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high83° (1963)
Record low33° (1997)
Sat, 2466° / 49°0.09Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

McDowell, Saturday, 24 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high82° (1963)
Record low33° (1969)
Sun, 2565° / 48°0.13Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

McDowell, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation42%
Record high82° (1963)
Record low33° (2006)
Mon, 2665° / 48°0.09Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

McDowell, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high82° (1963)
Record low30° (1962)
Tue, 2765° / 47°0.13Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

McDowell, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high82° (1963)
Record low27° (1962)
Wed, 2864° / 48°0.12Climate normal
64 °Climate normal

McDowell, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high64°
Average low48°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation35%
Record high81° (2023)
Record low29° (1976)
Thu, 2964° / 47°0.13Climate normal
64 °Climate normal

McDowell, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high64°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high80° (2016)
Record low29° (1976)
Fri, 3065° / 46°0.11Climate normal
65 °Climate normal

McDowell, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high65°
Average low46°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high80° (1971)
Record low31° (2017)
Sat, 3166° / 49°0.06Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

McDowell, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high80° (2024)
Record low35° (1993)
Sun, 0166° / 49°0.1Climate normal
66 °Climate normal

McDowell, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high66°
Average low49°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation37%
Record high83° (2016)
Record low30° (2023)
Mon, 0264° / 47°0.13Climate normal
64 °Climate normal

McDowell, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high64°
Average low47°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high83° (2016)
Record low27° (2023)
Tue, 0363° / 45°0.08Climate normal
63 °Climate normal

McDowell, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high63°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation33%
Record high80° (1987)
Record low29° (2006)
Wed, 0462° / 45°0.09Climate normal
62 °Climate normal

McDowell, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high62°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high80° (2003)
Record low28° (1991)
Thu, 0561° / 45°0.15Climate normal
61 °Climate normal

McDowell, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high61°
Average low45°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high80° (2022)
Record low24° (1991)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for McDowell, KY are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in McDowell, KY since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.