KENTUCKY • RIGHT NOW

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Bands, spots, space weather, field weather, radar and lightning for Kentucky, all in one place. Check it before you leave the house.

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Field Weather

Current conditions across Kentucky · Open-Meteo and the National Weather Service

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Space Weather

NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

--SOLAR FLUX

--Kp INDEX

--A-INDEX

--SUNSPOTS

--GEO STORM

--RADIO BLACKOUT

Higher solar flux and a lower Kp usually mean better HF. G, R and S scales run 0 (none) to 5 (extreme).

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Grey Line Map

Live day and night across the world, calculated from the sun's position · updates every minute

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Signals often travel farthest along the grey line, especially on 80m, 40m and 20m.

KENTUCKY SUN

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MOON

SOLAR CYCLE 25

Past the peak, slowly declining

Cycle 25 peaked in late 2024. HF stays good through 2026–27, but 10m and 12m open less often than they did at the peak.

Listen Live: HF Receiver

Hear the bands through a public WebSDR. Pick a receiver, a band and a mode, or tap LISTEN on any spot below.

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BAND

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Receivers are run by volunteers and can be busy or offline. If one won't connect, pick another. Tap the receiver's page once to start the audio.

Spots: Who's On The Air

Live POTA, SOTA, WWFF and DX cluster spots from around the world. Filter them, then tap LISTEN to tune the receiver.

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Radar & Lightning

Statewide NEXRAD radar with NOAA lightning strike density. Use the layers button on the map for terrain or satellite.

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light rainmoderateheavyLightning: brighter = more strikes

Sources: WSPR.live signal reports, POTA spots, NOAA SWPC, National Weather Service, Open-Meteo, Iowa Environmental Mesonet (NEXRAD) and NOAA nowCOAST (lightning). PSKReporter cannot be read by web pages, so signal reports come from WSPR. Live data is for planning, not safety. Check official warnings and shelter from lightning.

SIGNAL MAP

Where Kentucky Is Being Heard

Real signal reports from the last two hours, the day/night gray line, and a table of busy bands.

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