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Weather in Cawood, Kentucky

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

Cawood, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 5:11 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
65%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Cawood, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
41°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
38°
5a
37°
6a
37°
7a
41°
8a
46°
9a
53°
10a
58°
11a
62°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
L 37°H 71°
Cawood, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    88°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    83°63°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    79%
    80°61°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    69°61°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    71°64°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    76°62°
Cawood, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
000° · backing 24°
Direction
N
000°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cawood, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.37 inHg
Now
960.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cawood, KY
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.6 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cawood, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
1:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cawood, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:33 AM
Moonset
1:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cawood, 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 →

Cawood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (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 Cawood

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.