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Berea, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Berea, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 2:17 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
58%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
5:02 PM
Berea, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBerea, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 88°
Berea, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    17%
    0.17″
    88°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    90°71°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    86°69°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    80°65°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    85°64°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    40%
    88°64°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    87°71°-1°
Berea, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 75°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 20 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Berea, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.4
-3.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.4
mb
3h
-3.0
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.7982.3982.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Berea, KY
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 52
Berea, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.9mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
18:17 UTC · Berea, 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
18:17 UTC · Berea, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Berea, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Berea, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Berea, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
5:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Berea, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Berea, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Berea at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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 codes: 40403, 40404

16-Day Forecast — Berea

  1. Sat88°69°17%
  2. Sun90°71°33%
  3. Mon86°69°42%
  4. Tue80°65°20%
  5. Wed85°64°14%
  6. Thu88°64°40%
  7. Fri87°71°56%
  8. Sat83°68°41%
  9. Sun80°62°29%
  10. Mon79°54°14%
  11. Tue82°56°17%
  12. Wed86°59°16%
  13. Thu84°66°26%
  14. Fri86°68°26%
  15. Sat83°69°29%
  16. Sun81°68°61%

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 — Berea

SPC has placed Berea 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 Berea

  • 40404
  • 40403

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.