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Combs, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Combs, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
97°
Humidity
56%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Combs, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCombs, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 73°H 93°
Combs, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    35%
    93°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    95°73°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    48%
    87°71°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    90°68°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    93°67°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    42%
    94°70°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    82°69°-12°
Combs, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · veering 174°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 3
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 3 · pk 17 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 125SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Combs, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.5
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.5
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.2982.7983.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Combs, KY
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
9.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Combs, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.3mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
17:16 UTC · Combs, 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
17:16 UTC · Combs, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Combs, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Combs, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Combs, 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 39m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Combs, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Combs, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Combs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 41729

16-Day Forecast — Combs

  1. Sat93°74°35%
  2. Sun95°73°25%
  3. Mon87°71°48%
  4. Tue90°68°26%
  5. Wed93°67°14%
  6. Thu94°70°42%
  7. Fri82°69°59%
  8. Sat82°69°53%
  9. Sun77°63°38%
  10. Mon71°59°15%
  11. Tue84°56°19%
  12. Wed89°63°23%
  13. Thu94°66°19%
  14. Fri93°69°20%
  15. Sat77°71°30%
  16. Sun88°69°48%

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 — Combs

SPC has placed Combs 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 Combs

  • 41729
  • 41701

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.