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Dixon, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dixon, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 10:53 PM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
91%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Dixon, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDixon, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 69°H 89°
Dixon, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.13″
    90°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    33%
    89°69°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    50%
    0.17″
    84°70°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    20%
    83°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    86°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    32%
    89°70°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    49%
    0.11″
    88°68°-1°
Dixon, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · veering 116°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 20 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 116° from the ssw.
Dixon, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.5
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.5
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.9995.6996.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dixon, KY
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Dixon, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
03:53 UTC · Dixon, 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
03:53 UTC · Dixon, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dixon, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dixon, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dixon, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dixon, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dixon, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dixon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 42409

16-Day Forecast — Dixon

  1. Sat90°69°49%
  2. Sun89°69°33%
  3. Mon84°70°50%
  4. Tue83°67°20%
  5. Wed86°64°19%
  6. Thu89°70°32%
  7. Fri88°68°49%
  8. Sat82°68°43%
  9. Sun76°64°13%
  10. Mon81°59°7%
  11. Tue86°63°5%
  12. Wed87°70°15%
  13. Thu84°65°23%
  14. Fri87°69°29%
  15. Sat91°75°32%
  16. Sun91°76°39%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Dixon

SPC has placed Dixon 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 Dixon

  • 42409

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.