Elizabethtown, Kentucky Weather Forecast
Today in Elizabethtown: slight rain with a high near 71°F and a low around 60°F. Rain chance 65%. Rain chances peak at 47% on Wednesday. Warming trend: highs climb from 71°F today to 85°F by Wednesday.
Forecast updated 10:05 PM EDT, Oct 11
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7-Day Forecast for Elizabethtown
Today 10/11
71°/60°
65%
Mon 10/12
84°/55°
1%
Tue 10/13
87°/62°
1%
Wed 10/14
85°/66°
47%
Thu 10/15
81°/66°
47%
Fri 10/16
67°/50°
25%
Sat 10/17
58°/40°
3%
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Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,218
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
2.16 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
39.42 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
63°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.96 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 10. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
Soil, ET and spray tools for Elizabethtown →
Current Stats & Observations
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About Elizabethtown Weather
Elizabethtown sits at about 748 feet above sea level in Hardin County, Kentucky. About 78,002 people live in the Elizabethtown area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service LMK office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KLVX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 7a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 0 to 5°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 10 and the first fall freeze around Nov 10.