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Weather in Booneville, Kentucky

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Booneville, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
75%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Booneville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
9p
50°
10p
47°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
51°
9a
56°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
72°
7p
71°
8p
L 39°H 73°
Booneville, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    15%
    83°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    91°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    22%
    88°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    82%
    82°59°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63%
    73°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    57%
    70°63°
Booneville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 31°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the sse.
Booneville, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.3
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Booneville, KY
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
6.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Booneville, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
1:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Booneville, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:33 AM
Moonset
1:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Booneville, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Booneville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Booneville

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.