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Centertown, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Centertown, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 12:21 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Sunset
3:12 PM
Centertown, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCentertown, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 74°H 90°
Centertown, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    90°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    30%
    89°74°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    33%
    87°72°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    84°69°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    21%
    86°67°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    89°69°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.32″
    81°72°-8°
Centertown, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 56°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Centertown, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.31000.01000.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Centertown, KY
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-8 in 6hPeak ~61 @ 11 PM

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
12.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
8.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Centertown, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.3mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
17:21 UTC · Centertown, 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
17:21 UTC · Centertown, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Centertown, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Centertown, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Centertown, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
3:12 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Centertown, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 PM
Moonset
9:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Centertown, 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 →

Centertown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 42328

16-Day Forecast — Centertown

  1. Sat90°68°9%
  2. Sun89°74°30%
  3. Mon87°72°33%
  4. Tue84°69°17%
  5. Wed86°67°21%
  6. Thu89°69°22%
  7. Fri81°72°47%
  8. Sat88°73°43%
  9. Sun80°63°16%
  10. Mon71°59°9%
  11. Tue78°60°13%
  12. Wed81°63°10%
  13. Thu83°65°16%
  14. Fri83°69°19%
  15. Sat78°72°32%
  16. Sun85°72°35%

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 — Centertown

SPC includes Centertown 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 Centertown

  • 42328

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.