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Fredonia, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Fredonia, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 9:03 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
87%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Fredonia, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFredonia, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 70°H 88°
Fredonia, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.04″
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    38%
    88°70°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.02″
    85°70°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    11%
    88°65°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    91°71°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    88°72°-3°
Fredonia, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 107°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 306SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 107° from the nw.
Fredonia, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.2
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.2
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.4997.61001.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Fredonia, KY
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 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
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fredonia, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.1mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
02:03 UTC · Fredonia, 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
02:03 UTC · Fredonia, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fredonia, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fredonia, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fredonia, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fredonia, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
11:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fredonia, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fredonia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 42411

16-Day Forecast — Fredonia

  1. Sat90°70°41%
  2. Sun88°69°38%
  3. Mon85°70°18%
  4. Tue84°67°7%
  5. Wed88°65°11%
  6. Thu91°71°24%
  7. Fri88°72°50%
  8. Sat86°70°44%
  9. Sun78°65°27%
  10. Mon85°60°13%
  11. Tue88°64°6%
  12. Wed90°70°15%
  13. Thu86°65°16%
  14. Fri87°71°33%
  15. Sat92°75°35%
  16. Sun93°75°28%

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 — Fredonia

SPC has placed Fredonia 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 Fredonia

  • 42411

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.