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Allen, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Allen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Allen, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 7:20 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
56%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
4:55 PM
Allen, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAllen, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 92°
Allen, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    89°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.06″
    92°73°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    57%
    94°71°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    83°66°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°66°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    95°65°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    97°68°+2°
Allen, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
312° · backing 148°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 20 @ 2:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 148° from the nw.
Allen, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.9
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.9
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.8991.0991.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Allen, KY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Allen, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.9mi
UNLIMITED
72 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:20 UTC · Allen, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:20 UTC · Allen, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Allen, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Allen, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Allen, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
4:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Allen, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Allen, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Allen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 41601

16-Day Forecast — Allen

  1. Sat89°76°20%
  2. Sun92°73°25%
  3. Mon94°71°57%
  4. Tue83°66°24%
  5. Wed90°66°8%
  6. Thu95°65°17%
  7. Fri97°68°59%
  8. Sat92°70°49%
  9. Sun78°64°41%
  10. Mon82°60°16%
  11. Tue85°57°15%
  12. Wed93°60°15%
  13. Thu89°67°26%
  14. Fri84°69°42%
  15. Sat86°69°36%
  16. Sun88°68°48%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Allen

SPC has placed Allen in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Allen

  • 41601

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.