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Grand Rivers, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Grand Rivers, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:54 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
75%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Grand Rivers, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrand Rivers, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 90°
Grand Rivers, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    11%
    0.02″
    91°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    38%
    90°72°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    13%
    0.06″
    85°69°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°65°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    15%
    86°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    91°66°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    50%
    92°77°+1°
Grand Rivers, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · veering 57°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 6 · pk 33 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 263SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the se-bound air across the harbor.
Grand Rivers, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.1
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.50 inHg
Now
999.1
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.9999.1999.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Grand Rivers, KY
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 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
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Grand Rivers, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
21:54 UTC · Grand Rivers, 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
21:54 UTC · Grand Rivers, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Grand Rivers, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grand Rivers, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grand Rivers, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Grand Rivers, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Grand Rivers, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grand Rivers at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 42045

16-Day Forecast — Grand Rivers

  1. Sat91°71°11%
  2. Sun90°72°38%
  3. Mon85°69°13%
  4. Tue83°65°8%
  5. Wed86°64°15%
  6. Thu91°66°22%
  7. Fri92°77°50%
  8. Sat84°69°44%
  9. Sun79°62°26%
  10. Mon79°58°14%
  11. Tue82°62°8%
  12. Wed84°61°19%
  13. Thu85°65°39%
  14. Fri89°68°32%
  15. Sat80°69°36%
  16. Sun76°68°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 — Grand Rivers

SPC has placed Grand Rivers 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 Grand Rivers

  • 42045

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.