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Cecilia, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Cecilia, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 7:04 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Sunset
5:08 PM
Cecilia, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCecilia, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 71°H 87°
Cecilia, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    88°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    32%
    0.10″
    87°71°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    82°69°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    83°66°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    88°66°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    51%
    90°73°+2°
Cecilia, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 24°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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 5 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cecilia, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.8987.9988.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cecilia, KY
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cecilia, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.5mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
23:04 UTC · Cecilia, 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
23:04 UTC · Cecilia, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cecilia, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cecilia, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cecilia, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:57 AM
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
5:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cecilia, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cecilia, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cecilia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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 code: 42724

16-Day Forecast — Cecilia

  1. Sat88°67°7%
  2. Sun87°71°32%
  3. Mon82°69°20%
  4. Tue83°66°7%
  5. Wed83°64°7%
  6. Thu88°66°23%
  7. Fri90°73°51%
  8. Sat82°69°42%
  9. Sun79°61°29%
  10. Mon79°57°14%
  11. Tue82°58°9%
  12. Wed83°59°16%
  13. Thu85°65°40%
  14. Fri86°67°40%
  15. Sat76°68°48%
  16. Sun73°66°52%

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 — Cecilia

SPC includes Cecilia in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Cecilia

  • 42724

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.