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Cecilia, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 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 10:05 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 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 72 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 87°
Cecilia, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    88°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    32%
    0.10″
    87°72°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    82°70°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°67°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    85°65°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    87°68°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    51%
    86°72°-1°
Cecilia, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 83°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 83° from the w.
Cecilia, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.5
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.5
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.5986.8988.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cecilia, KY
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cecilia, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
02:05 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
02:05 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
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 PM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cecilia, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cecilia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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°9%
  2. Sun87°72°32%
  3. Mon82°70°20%
  4. Tue85°67°7%
  5. Wed85°65°7%
  6. Thu87°68°23%
  7. Fri86°72°51%
  8. Sat86°67°42%
  9. Sun76°65°29%
  10. Mon84°58°14%
  11. Tue84°63°9%
  12. Wed85°67°19%
  13. Thu83°68°26%
  14. Fri80°64°39%
  15. Sat90°72°39%
  16. Sun91°75°40%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 has placed Cecilia 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 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.