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Flatwoods, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Flatwoods, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 12:14 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
60%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:58 PM
Flatwoods, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFlatwoods, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 91°
Flatwoods, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    17%
    91°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    93°71°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    39%
    95°71°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    20%
    91°67°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    95°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    94°67°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    84°70°-10°
Flatwoods, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · backing 23°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 3:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Flatwoods, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.3992.7993.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Flatwoods, KY
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6hPeak ~83 @ 10 PM

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 100. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
138μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
6.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Flatwoods, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.0mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
16:14 UTC · Flatwoods, 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
16:14 UTC · Flatwoods, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Flatwoods, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Flatwoods, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Flatwoods, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Flatwoods, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Flatwoods, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Flatwoods at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 41139

16-Day Forecast — Flatwoods

  1. Sat91°75°17%
  2. Sun93°71°28%
  3. Mon95°71°39%
  4. Tue91°67°20%
  5. Wed95°66°12%
  6. Thu94°67°22%
  7. Fri84°70°56%
  8. Sat89°68°50%
  9. Sun78°64°26%
  10. Mon76°59°12%
  11. Tue83°60°17%
  12. Wed92°64°18%
  13. Thu95°67°19%
  14. Fri98°70°19%
  15. Sat83°70°26%
  16. Sun91°70°35%

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 — Flatwoods

SPC has placed Flatwoods in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Flatwoods

  • 41139

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.