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McRoberts, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 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 4:54 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
78%
Wind
0 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 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 94°
McRoberts, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    23%
    0.15″
    94°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    77%
    90°74°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    88°68°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    78°64°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    88°62°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    91°65°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    84°67°-7°
McRoberts, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 124°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The air is still. Smoke rises straight up.
McRoberts, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.8
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.37 inHg
Now
960.8
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960966
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.7959.6960.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McRoberts, KY
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.7 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
20.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
22μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
23μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 20.7 µg/m³ (AQI 73) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
08:54 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
08:54 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
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McRoberts, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McRoberts at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • 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

15-Day Forecast — McRoberts

  1. Sat94°73°23%
  2. Sun90°74°77%
  3. Mon88°68°70%
  4. Tue78°64°26%
  5. Wed88°62°18%
  6. Thu91°65°37%
  7. Fri84°67°63%
  8. Sat83°66°55%
  9. Sun86°65°27%
  10. Mon92°62°17%
  11. Tue90°67°17%
  12. Wed80°60°24%
  13. Thu86°57°32%
  14. Fri82°64°42%
  15. Sat72°66°35%

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 — McRoberts

SPC has placed McRoberts in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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.