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 4Heavy Rain18%0.40″90°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain29%0.08″88°70°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—83°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear12%—87°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—91°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle51%—87°70°-4°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.
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 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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: 7°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
- Sat90°68°18%
- Sun88°70°29%
- Mon83°70°18%
- Tue82°67°7%
- Wed87°64°12%
- Thu91°71°25%
- Fri87°70°51%
- Sat85°68°41%
- Sun77°64°23%
- Mon83°60°9%
- Tue87°64°6%
- Wed89°70°26%
- Thu84°65°42%
- Fri88°69°32%
- Sat93°75°32%
- Sun93°75°40%
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