Barbourville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barbourville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle43%0.02″87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle26%0.02″91°72°+4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle51%—92°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle30%—81°66°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°63°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—92°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm60%0.21″94°68°+2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 2.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Barbourville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40906
16-Day Forecast — Barbourville
- Sat87°69°43%
- Sun91°72°26%
- Mon92°70°51%
- Tue81°66°30%
- Wed87°63°7%
- Thu92°65°20%
- Fri94°68°60%
- Sat84°70°56%
- Sun76°60°36%
- Mon81°56°20%
- Tue86°55°14%
- Wed91°60°19%
- Thu88°66°42%
- Fri83°68°46%
- Sat89°67°42%
- Sun86°67°57%
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 — Barbourville
SPC has placed Barbourville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Barbourville
- 40906