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McRoberts, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McRoberts, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 10:05 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
75%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
McRoberts, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcRoberts, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 91°
McRoberts, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    28%
    90°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    91°73°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    62%
    88°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    30%
    84°67°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    87°63°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    20%
    91°64°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    0.01″
    88°67°-3°
McRoberts, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
256° · veering 121°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2811SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 121° from the wsw.
McRoberts, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.2
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.2
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958963
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.2957.7959.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McRoberts, KY
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McRoberts, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.4mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
02:05 UTC · McRoberts, 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
02:05 UTC · McRoberts, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McRoberts, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
McRoberts, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McRoberts, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McRoberts, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
11:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McRoberts, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McRoberts at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 41835

16-Day Forecast — McRoberts

  1. Sat90°73°28%
  2. Sun91°73°26%
  3. Mon88°68°62%
  4. Tue84°67°30%
  5. Wed87°63°9%
  6. Thu91°64°20%
  7. Fri88°67°60%
  8. Sat76°65°55%
  9. Sun76°64°40%
  10. Mon87°58°20%
  11. Tue87°62°19%
  12. Wed80°64°19%
  13. Thu81°64°41%
  14. Fri80°64°42%
  15. Sat83°67°49%
  16. Sun89°69°69%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — McRoberts

SPC has placed McRoberts 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 McRoberts

  • 41835

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.