Hickman, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hickman weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—93°69°—
- SundayJul 5Showers37%4.3″89°70°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm43%—88°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle35%—88°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear20%—89°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy25%—92°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle35%—87°74°-5°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 38 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hickman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42050
16-Day Forecast — Hickman
- Sat94°69°26%
- Sun89°70°37%
- Mon88°71°43%
- Tue88°71°35%
- Wed89°68°20%
- Thu92°71°25%
- Fri87°74°35%
- Sat88°71°30%
- Sun86°65°21%
- Mon80°60°6%
- Tue80°60°7%
- Wed85°64°10%
- Thu79°66°12%
- Fri81°68°13%
- Sat87°71°27%
- Sun91°73°27%
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 — Hickman
SPC has placed Hickman 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 Hickman
- 42050