Fordsville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fordsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle—0.02″88°67°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle33%0.03″86°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—79°68°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear10%—83°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—89°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle58%—91°74°+2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 75 — 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 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) 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
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
- 10:38 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fordsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 42343
16-Day Forecast — Fordsville
- Sat88°67°8%
- Sun86°72°33%
- Mon79°68°18%
- Tue81°65°6%
- Wed83°62°10%
- Thu89°66°30%
- Fri91°74°58%
- Sat83°68°44%
- Sun78°60°24%
- Mon78°57°14%
- Tue80°59°8%
- Wed83°60°19%
- Thu86°65°35%
- Fri87°67°35%
- Sat75°67°45%
- Sun75°67°52%
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 — Fordsville
SPC includes Fordsville 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 Fordsville
- 42343