Madisonville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madisonville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle27%0.08″87°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—83°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm41%—84°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm25%—84°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail19%—92°71°+8°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail52%—89°70°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle52%—83°72°-6°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Madisonville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42431
16-Day Forecast — Madisonville
- Sun88°69°27%
- Mon83°69°20%
- Tue84°71°41%
- Wed84°70°25%
- Thu92°71°19%
- Fri89°70°52%
- Sat83°72°52%
- Sun87°73°22%
- Mon86°67°10%
- Tue75°57°7%
- Wed79°59°9%
- Thu81°63°16%
- Fri87°69°29%
- Sat86°67°36%
- Sun87°66°29%
- Mon87°67°24%
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 — Madisonville
SPC includes Madisonville 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 Madisonville
- 42431