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Carlisle, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Carlisle, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 3:51 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
48%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
5:03 PM
Carlisle, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCarlisle, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Carlisle, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    11%
    91°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    90°73°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    36%
    83°69°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    81°64°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    87°63°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    28%
    89°64°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    0.01″
    89°70°
Carlisle, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 59°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 24 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 59° from the ssw.
Carlisle, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.7983.9984.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Carlisle, KY
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
7.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50
Carlisle, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.8mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
19:51 UTC · Carlisle, 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
19:51 UTC · Carlisle, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Carlisle, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Carlisle, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Carlisle, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
5:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Carlisle, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Carlisle, 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 →

Carlisle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 40311

16-Day Forecast — Carlisle

  1. Sat91°72°11%
  2. Sun90°73°27%
  3. Mon83°69°36%
  4. Tue81°64°18%
  5. Wed87°63°13%
  6. Thu89°64°28%
  7. Fri89°70°53%
  8. Sat85°67°47%
  9. Sun80°60°25%
  10. Mon80°55°11%
  11. Tue82°56°17%
  12. Wed88°58°22%
  13. Thu87°64°30%
  14. Fri88°69°33%
  15. Sat81°68°29%
  16. Sun76°66°39%

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 — Carlisle

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Carlisle

  • 40311

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.