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Cumberland, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Cumberland, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 5:45 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
55%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
4:55 PM
Cumberland, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCumberland, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 71°H 87°
Cumberland, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    37%
    86°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    88°71°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    65%
    89°69°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    81°65°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.01″
    83°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    89°64°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    0.37″
    91°67°+2°
Cumberland, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 105°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 2
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 2 · pk 18 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 120SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cumberland, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.6
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.19 inHg
Now
954.6
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955958
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.1954.8954.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cumberland, KY
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cumberland, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.9mi
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
21:45 UTC · Cumberland, 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
21:45 UTC · Cumberland, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cumberland, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cumberland, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cumberland, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
4:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cumberland, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cumberland, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cumberland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 40823

16-Day Forecast — Cumberland

  1. Sat86°71°37%
  2. Sun88°71°26%
  3. Mon89°69°65%
  4. Tue81°65°27%
  5. Wed83°63°11%
  6. Thu89°64°23%
  7. Fri91°67°60%
  8. Sat81°66°62%
  9. Sun72°59°40%
  10. Mon78°55°22%
  11. Tue81°57°17%
  12. Wed86°64°24%
  13. Thu83°66°43%
  14. Fri83°67°60%
  15. Sat82°67°52%
  16. Sun83°65°61%

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 — Cumberland

SPC has placed Cumberland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Cumberland

  • 40823

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.