Marion, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers13%0.06″89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Showers35%0.20″88°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—83°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—90°66°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast50%—91°75°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Marion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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: 42064
16-Day Forecast — Marion
- Sat90°70°13%
- Sun88°73°35%
- Mon83°69°16%
- Tue82°65°6%
- Wed85°64°11%
- Thu90°66°26%
- Fri91°75°50%
- Sat86°68°43%
- Sun78°61°28%
- Mon79°57°11%
- Tue80°60°6%
- Wed84°59°19%
- Thu85°64°35%
- Fri88°67°33%
- Sat79°67°32%
- Sun76°67°39%
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 — Marion
SPC has placed Marion 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 Marion
- 42064