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Massac, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Massac, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 2:32 PM
90
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
96°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Massac, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMassac, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 91°
Massac, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    86°73°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    36%
    86°70°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    85°65°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    21%
    87°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    92°67°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    46%
    93°78°+1°
Massac, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · backing 23°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 24 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the sw.
Massac, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.7999.6999.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Massac, KY
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Massac, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
54%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.7mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
19:32 UTC · Massac, 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
19:32 UTC · Massac, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Massac, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Massac, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Massac, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Massac, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Massac, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Massac at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Massac

  1. Sat91°70°8%
  2. Sun86°71°20%
  3. Mon86°70°36%
  4. Tue85°65°17%
  5. Wed87°64°21%
  6. Thu92°67°19%
  7. Fri93°78°46%
  8. Sat86°69°33%
  9. Sun80°63°20%
  10. Mon79°58°10%
  11. Tue82°61°7%
  12. Wed85°61°16%
  13. Thu85°65°26%
  14. Fri88°68°32%
  15. Sat80°68°33%
  16. Sun76°68°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 — Massac

SPC has placed Massac 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 Massac

  • 42001

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.