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KENTUCKY · CLINTON COUNTY

Albany

1,744 people, 950 ft above sea level in Clinton County.

950 ftElevation, city center
1,744People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Clear 39°
Clear now Dew point 27° · NNW 6 mph · high 40°
City of Albany River Interstate 2 miles
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The Albany plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Albany

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Scott Municipal Airport (KSCX) · 4:35 PM
Clear
39° Clear Feels like 35° · high of 40° near 4 PM
WindNNW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity60%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.21 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 27° · Dry38° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 130.1 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Clinton County
NWS Louisville and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:17 AM4:32 PM ↓
10 h 15 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
3
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 27 to 36° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 34° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 58° / 32°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40° 27°
0% rain — N 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
53° 26°
0% rain — NNE 2 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 26°
0% rain — ENE 1 B
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
63° 28°
0% rain — ENE 1 A
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
65° 32°
0% rain — SSE 1 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
67° 36°
0% rain — S 1 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
69° 37°
0% rain — ENE 1 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Albany about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the open Pacific three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 3,280 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,000 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the open Pacific; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific off the Northwest. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Albany stands on

Albany’s center stands about 950 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 840 ft to 1,630 ft, a difference of 790 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Slippery Rock, about 1,810 ft, 11 miles east-southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis Limestones, undivided, from the Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old.

The section below crosses 8 rock units mapped at the surface.

Albany, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft ALBANY950 ftLow point570 ftHigh point of the line1,820 ft ← NW · BurkesvilleSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 15×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis Limestones, undivided

Limestone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 12 mi of the line.

Salem, Warsaw, and Harrodsburg Limestones, undivided

Limestone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 4 mi of the line.

Renfro and Muldraugh Members of Borden Formation and Fort Payne Formation, undivided

Dolostone, limestone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Pennington Formation (Paragon Formation), Bangor Limestone, Hartselle Formation, and Kidder Limestone Member of Monteagle Limestone, undivided

Limestone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Breathitt Formation, lower part

Shale, siltstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Cumberland Formation and Leipers and Catheys (?) Limestones, undivided

Limestone. Age: Ordovician, 445 to 487 million years old. About 0.8 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 2 smaller units along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Albany’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Albany reaches the Gulf of America by way of Clear Fork Branch, Spring Creek, the Obey, the Cumberland, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,450 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Albany≈ 1,450 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF ALBANY ≈ 1,450 mi to the Gulf of America Clear Fork Branch → Spring Creek → Obey → Cumberland → Ohio → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Bards Lake and Cordell Hull Reservoir.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Albany; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Albany on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Nashville TN · 99 MI 99 miles west Lexington-Fayette urban county KY · 100 MI 100 miles north Louisville KY · 106 MI 106 miles north Louisville KY · 111 MI 111 miles north
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KENTUCKY · CLINTON

Albany

1,744 people, 950 ft above sea level in Clinton County.

950 ftElevation
1,744People
2 sq miLand
Clear 39°
ClearDew point 27°
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Today in Albany

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 40° 0%
7p mostly clear night 36° 0%
10p clear night 33° 0%
1a mostly clear night 30° 0%
4a mostly clear night 29° 0%
7a partly cloudy day 28° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Albany stands on

Albany’s center stands about 950 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 840 ft to 1,630 ft, a difference of 790 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Slippery Rock, about 1,810 ft, 11 miles east-southeast.

Albany, northwest to southeast Albany950 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 29×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center950 ft
Within 3 miles840 to 1,630 ft
Lie of the landHilly (790 ft of relief)
High point nearbySlippery Rock, 1,810 ft, 11 mi east-southeast
Rock at the surfaceSte. Genevieve and St. Louis Limestones, undivided
Its ageCarboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,450 mito the Gulf of AmericaClear Fork Branch → Spring Creek → Obey → Cumberland → Ohio → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Albany reaches the Gulf of America by way of Clear Fork Branch, Spring Creek, the Obey, the Cumberland, the Ohio and the Mississippi: about 1,450 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Bards Lake and Cordell Hull Reservoir.

970 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.