Dawson Springs, Kentucky Weather
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Dawson Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—90°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain34%1.3″88°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle15%0.03″84°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—83°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—89°63°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy21%—94°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%—93°75°-1°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dawson Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42408
16-Day Forecast — Dawson Springs
- Sat90°66°10%
- Sun88°71°34%
- Mon84°69°15%
- Tue83°65°11%
- Wed89°63°11%
- Thu94°67°21%
- Fri93°75°49%
- Sat87°70°41%
- Sun79°61°26%
- Mon80°57°10%
- Tue82°60°7%
- Wed85°60°23%
- Thu87°66°39%
- Fri91°69°42%
- Sat78°68°42%
- Sun76°68°40%
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 — Dawson Springs
SPC includes Dawson Springs 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 Dawson Springs
- 42408