Hopkinsville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hopkinsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—91°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain40%0.09″84°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—82°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—86°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear28%—92°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%—92°73°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 73 — 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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 6.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 10:40 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hopkinsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42240
16-Day Forecast — Hopkinsville
- Sat92°67°6%
- Sun91°73°28%
- Mon84°69°40%
- Tue82°66°17%
- Wed86°64°21%
- Thu92°66°28%
- Fri92°73°51%
- Sat84°71°43%
- Sun78°62°24%
- Mon78°58°9%
- Tue81°61°12%
- Wed83°62°23%
- Thu85°67°39%
- Fri85°68°42%
- Sat72°68°42%
- Sun75°68°40%
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 — Hopkinsville
SPC includes Hopkinsville 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 Hopkinsville
- 42240
- 42221
- 42241