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Covington, KY weather

It is 55°F at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport as of Oct 28, 2:15 AM EDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 50°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 4:52 PM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:24 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Patchy Fog

Wind

Calm

Humidity 67% · dew point 45°F

Pressure · visibility

30.24 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG), Oct 28, 2:15 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Covington forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS ILN forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the ILN office near Covington.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Kentucky.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Covington (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 2 AM55°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 3 AM54°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 4 AM53°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 5 AM52°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM52°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM51°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM50°FPatchy Fog1% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM52°FMostly Sunny1%S 1 mph
Wed 10 AM58°FSunny1%S 1 mph
Wed 11 AM64°FSunny1%S 1 mph
Wed 12 PM69°FSunny1%SW 2 mph
Wed 1 PM74°FSunny1%SW 3 mph
Wed 2 PM75°FSunny1%SW 3 mph
Wed 3 PM76°FSunny1%SW 3 mph
Wed 4 PM77°FSunny1%SW 3 mph
Wed 5 PM75°FSunny1%SW 3 mph
Wed 6 PM74°FMostly Clear1%SW 2 mph
Wed 7 PM70°FMostly Clear1%SW 2 mph
Wed 8 PM64°FMostly Clear0%S 1 mph
Wed 9 PM61°FClear0%S 1 mph
Wed 10 PM60°FClear0%S 1 mph
Wed 11 PM58°FClear0%S 1 mph
Thu 12 AM57°FClear0%S 1 mph
Thu 1 AM56°FClear0%S 1 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Covington can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 50°F

Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 77°F·Low 50°F

Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. South wind around 2 mph.

Thursday

High 79°F·Low 54°F

Sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 2 to 9 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 0 to 7 mph.

Friday

High 76°F·Low 54°F

Sunny, with a high near 76.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday

High 71°F·Low 56°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Sunday

High 67°F·Low 56°F

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday

High 71°F·Low 56°F

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday

High 70°F

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Covington is served by the National Weather Service ILN forecast office, forecast zone KYZ092, county zone KYC117.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Covington (39.0351, -84.5196), in Kenton County. Population: 41,611 (2024 estimate), number 5 of the 19 Kentucky cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KILN. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/39.0351,-84.5196 (forecast issued Oct 27, 4:52 PM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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