Drift, KY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Cloudy 52°F
Feels Like 52°F  
Humidity 6% Dew Point -14°F Wind SW 9 MPH Gusts 17 Barometer 30.12 in.
Solar Rad 28 w/m2 Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 11.6 mi. ENE of central Drift
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Mostly Cloudy, High 52F, Low 36F
52
36
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 61F, Low 31F
50%
61
31
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Rain And Snow, High 35F, Low 24F
35
24
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 56F, Low 40F
56
40
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Rain, High 50F, Low 31F
30%
50
31
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Rain, High 48F, Low 36F
30%
48
36
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Rain, High 54F
40%
54
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 52°F, reaching 61°F before cooling to 35°F, then recovering to 54°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain on most days, including one day with wintry mix.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 47°F with lows around 28°F.

This Date in Weather History

1929 - An icestorm in western New York State resulted in much damage and hardship. A Buffalo report stated, "one was kept awake by the breaking limbs, which snapped off with a report much louder than a rifle shot."

More on this and other weather history

Drift, KY 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 17

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Light south southeast wind.

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Showers

Night: Showers, mainly before 5am. Low around 31. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Dec 19

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow showers before 7am, then a chance of flurries between 7am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 35. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday Dec 21

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday Dec 22

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday Dec 23

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.


About Drift, KY

Drift is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. As of the census of 2000, 569 people were living in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) for Drift's ZIP code (41619).

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