McKee, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McKee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain34%0.40″87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—90°71°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast39%—88°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle20%—81°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—86°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast41%—89°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle58%—88°69°-1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
McKee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 40447
16-Day Forecast — McKee
- Sat87°69°34%
- Sun90°71°26%
- Mon88°68°39%
- Tue81°65°20%
- Wed86°63°18%
- Thu89°64°41%
- Fri88°69°58%
- Sat83°68°43%
- Sun75°63°31%
- Mon79°55°16%
- Tue84°56°15%
- Wed89°59°16%
- Thu85°67°17%
- Fri87°68°20%
- Sat85°68°23%
- Sun84°69°53%
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 — McKee
SPC has placed McKee in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 McKee
- 40447