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Kevil, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Kevil, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 10:07 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
71%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:18 PM
Kevil, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKevil, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 71°H 92°
Kevil, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    17%
    92°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    30%
    0.61″
    86°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    87°72°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    87°69°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    21%
    89°67°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    20%
    92°71°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    46%
    87°75°-5°
Kevil, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 103°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 30 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 278SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kevil, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.2
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.2
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.11000.61001.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Kevil, KY
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
6.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kevil, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.7mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
15:07 UTC · Kevil, 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
15:07 UTC · Kevil, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kevil, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kevil, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kevil, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
3:18 PM
Civil dusk
8:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kevil, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kevil, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kevil at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 42053

16-Day Forecast — Kevil

  1. Sat92°69°17%
  2. Sun86°71°30%
  3. Mon87°72°39%
  4. Tue87°69°17%
  5. Wed89°67°21%
  6. Thu92°71°20%
  7. Fri87°75°46%
  8. Sat89°71°32%
  9. Sun84°65°17%
  10. Mon79°59°10%
  11. Tue80°60°9%
  12. Wed84°63°7%
  13. Thu81°65°11%
  14. Fri78°68°10%
  15. Sat86°70°29%
  16. Sun89°72°17%

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 — Kevil

SPC has placed Kevil 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 Kevil

  • 42053

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.