McDowell, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McDowell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—91°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain25%0.07″93°74°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm44%—89°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle25%—89°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—96°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear39%—94°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm59%—86°68°-8°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 59
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McDowell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41647
16-Day Forecast — McDowell
- Sat91°76°17%
- Sun93°74°25%
- Mon89°71°44%
- Tue89°68°25%
- Wed96°67°16%
- Thu94°70°39%
- Fri86°68°59%
- Sat86°69°52%
- Sun78°64°38%
- Mon75°60°16%
- Tue84°58°18%
- Wed89°65°26%
- Thu95°67°23%
- Fri93°70°20%
- Sat77°71°32%
- Sun92°69°48%
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 — McDowell
SPC has placed McDowell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 McDowell
- 41651
- 41647