Danville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Danville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°67°—
- SundayJul 5Rain31%0.13″88°71°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—83°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——79°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—86°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%—87°70°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Danville 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: 40422
16-Day Forecast — Danville
- Sat87°67°7%
- Sun88°71°31%
- Mon83°68°22%
- Tue79°65°9%
- Wed83°64°8%
- Thu86°64°24%
- Fri87°70°55%
- Sat82°69°48%
- Sun79°60°28%
- Mon78°55°12%
- Tue79°56°10%
- Wed85°58°19%
- Thu84°66°39%
- Fri85°68°35%
- Sat77°68°42%
- Sun78°68°50%
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 — Danville
SPC includes Danville 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 Danville
- 40422
- 40423