kentucky derby

Small Derby Day Shower Chance Crowd of spectators wearing hats seated in a multi-tiered grandstand at a racetrack, with a dirt track and fencing in the foreground under a partly cloudy sky.

Crowd of spectators wearing hats seated in a multi-tiered grandstand at a racetrack, with a dirt track and fencing in the foreground under a partly cloudy sky.

Small Derby Day Shower Chance

May 1, 2026

Happy Oaks Friday! It’s shaping up to be a cool and dry day with highs in the...

May Starts Off Cool, Wet Weather Next Week Crowded grandstand at a sunny outdoor horse race, spectators seated along the railing. ️

May Starts Off Cool, Wet Weather Next Week

April 30, 2026

Below normal temperatures will continue through the rest of our Derby Week with highs in the 60s...

Rest of Derby Week Forecast Weather forecast banner showing high 70°, gradual clearing and cooler NW winds 5–15 mph; sunset 8:32 PM.

Rest of Derby Week Forecast

April 29, 2026

A cooler pattern is anchoring in for the rest of our Derby Week with highs in the...

More Heavy Rain and Storms Late Tonight Weather radar showing bands of heavy rain and storms across Kentucky and Tennessee, with red/orange areas indicating strong rainfall near Bowling Green, Nashville, Louisville, and surrounding cities.

Weather radar showing bands of heavy rain and storms across Kentucky and Tennessee, with red/orange areas indicating strong rainfall near Bowling Green, Nashville, Louisville, and surrounding cities.

More Heavy Rain and Storms Late Tonight

April 28, 2026

After a busy Monday night, we’ll have another round of showers and storms tonight. The severe weather...

Severe Weather Threat Tonight Radar map showing a band of strong thunderstorms stretching southeast from Indianapolis toward Nashville, with red and purple indicating heavy rain and possible hail; text reads '11 PM TONIGHT'.

Radar map showing a band of strong thunderstorms stretching southeast from Indianapolis toward Nashville, with red and purple indicating heavy rain and possible hail; text reads '11 PM TONIGHT'.

Severe Weather Threat Tonight

April 27, 2026

Be prepared for a line of strong to severe storms to move through the region later tonight,...

Late Day Rain Chance, Then a Nice Weekend Weather radar map showing scattered rain and storms across the region; green indicates light rain, yellow/orange indicates heavier cells.

Weather radar map showing scattered rain and storms across the region; green indicates light rain, yellow/orange indicates heavier cells.

Late Day Rain Chance, Then a Nice Weekend

April 24, 2026

This is one of the warmest and driest Aprils on record, and we desperately need this rain...

Very Warm Today, Needed Rain Friday Weather radar showing a northeast-moving line of thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rainfall (greens to yellows) crossing the map, extending from near southern Arkansas/northern Louisiana area upward through Tennessee and Kentucky.