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Dwale, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Dwale, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 2:17 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
95°
Humidity
61%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
4:55 PM
Dwale, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDwale, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 89°
Dwale, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    87°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    91°72°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    93°71°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    82°66°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    89°65°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    39%
    94°64°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    96°67°+2°
Dwale, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 172°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Dwale, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.5984.9984.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dwale, KY
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.

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 IndexVery high
9.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
9.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dwale, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.3mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
18:17 UTC · Dwale, 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
18:17 UTC · Dwale, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dwale, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dwale, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dwale, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
4:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dwale, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dwale, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dwale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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: 41621

16-Day Forecast — Dwale

  1. Sat87°75°21%
  2. Sun91°72°22%
  3. Mon93°71°33%
  4. Tue82°66°22%
  5. Wed89°65°14%
  6. Thu94°64°39%
  7. Fri96°67°59%
  8. Sat91°69°51%
  9. Sun77°64°38%
  10. Mon81°59°15%
  11. Tue85°56°17%
  12. Wed92°59°26%
  13. Thu88°66°23%
  14. Fri84°68°20%
  15. Sat85°68°32%
  16. Sun87°67°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 — Dwale

SPC has placed Dwale 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 Dwale

  • 41621

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.