Madisonville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madisonville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain12%0.15″90°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain29%0.08″88°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—83°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear12%—85°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy25%—92°67°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast51%—91°75°-1°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.6 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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Madisonville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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°12%
- Sun88°71°29%
- Mon83°69°18%
- Tue81°65°7%
- Wed85°63°12%
- Thu92°67°25%
- Fri91°75°51%
- Sat85°69°41%
- Sun77°61°23%
- Mon78°57°9%
- Tue80°60°6%
- Wed84°60°26%
- Thu85°65°42%
- Fri89°68°32%
- Sat78°68°32%
- Sun76°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 — 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