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I-65 Kentucky Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on the 137 miles of I-65 in Kentucky — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Oct 9, 2026 3:03 AM UTC · Mostly dry
Lowest 59°F near Louisville, Kentucky · Highest wind 3 mph near Louisville, Kentucky
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I-65 runs 137 miles across Kentucky. It passes Louisville and Bowling Green.
- Interstate: I-65
- State: Kentucky
- Length in state: 137 mi
Weather data from Oct 9, 2026 3:03 AM UTC
59°F
64°F
3 mph
30.12-30.18 inHg
Conditions along I-65 in Kentucky
Kentucky road conditions & Kentucky 511
Dry
- Louisville 59°F · 1 mph wind · Dry
- Bowling Green 61°F · 0 mph wind · Dry
I-65 crosses 137 miles of Kentucky, between the Tennessee line and the Indiana line. That is 15% of I-65's 887 miles.
Inside Kentucky it meets I-64 and I-71 at Louisville.
By mile marker, I-65 passes Bowling Green 25 · Louisville 136.
No full closures are reported on I-65 in Kentucky as of Oct 9, 2026 3:03 AM UTC, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 12.5" | 11.8 | 72.8 | 61.1 | Nov 4 | Apr 3 | 37.2 |
| Bowling Green | 9.1" | 6.5 | 82.5 | 73.6 | Oct 27 | Apr 9 | 42 |
NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from 2 weather stations in Kentucky. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.
Towns Along I-65 in Kentucky
From Franklin to Indian Hills, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Franklin end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 4 mi Franklin 1.9 mi off the road
- 24 mi Bowling Green 2.2 mi off the road
- 53 mi Cave City
- 56 mi Horse Cave 1.9 mi off the road
- 93 mi Elizabethtown 2.2 mi off the road
- 106 mi Lebanon Junction
- 121 mi Hebron Estates 1.6 mi off the road
- 121 mi Hillview
- 128 mi Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 3.7 mi off the road
- 130 mi West Buechel 3.0 mi off the road
- 133 mi Shively 3.4 mi off the road
- 137 mi Indian Hills 4.3 mi off the road
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Oct 8, 2026 12:03 PM UTC
Louisville, KY weather
- The current weather in Louisville, KY, shows a temperature of 64°F with a dew point of 53°F, resulting in a humidity level of 68%
- The wind is blowing from the east at 1.7 MPH
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.06 inHg, indicating stable conditions
- Visibility is good at 9.9 miles, and the weather is sunny, making it a pleasant day
- There are no active weather alerts or precipitation reported at this time.
Bowling Green, KY weather
- The current weather in Bowling Green, KY shows clear and sunny conditions with a temperature of 57.7°F and a dew point of 52.9°F
- The humidity is at 84%, indicating a fairly humid atmosphere
- Winds are light, blowing from the southeast at 1 mph
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.0 inHg, and visibility is good at 9.9 miles
- There are no active weather alerts at this time, and the weather is expected to remain stable throughout the day.
I-65 in Kentucky Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 65 in Kentucky closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-65 in Kentucky. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are I-65 in Kentucky road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-65 in Kentucky by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 9, 2026 3:03 AM UTC. Right now temperatures run from 59°F to 64°F and the strongest wind is 3 mph.
- Where are Kentucky road closures reported officially?
- Kentucky's official traveler information service is GoKY, at goky.ky.gov, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are I-65 in Kentucky road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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