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Midway, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Midway, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 6:31 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
45%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
5:05 PM
Midway, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMidway, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 90°
Midway, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    31%
    1.6″
    89°73°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    82°69°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    79°64°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    85°64°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    88°64°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    0.02″
    88°70°
Midway, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 19°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 26 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1810SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 19° from the wsw.
Midway, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.3
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.3
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6984.6984.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Midway, KY
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
1.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Midway, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.2mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
22:31 UTC · Midway, 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
22:31 UTC · Midway, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Midway, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Midway, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Midway, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
5:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Midway, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
10:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Midway, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Midway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 40347

16-Day Forecast — Midway

  1. Sat90°70°9%
  2. Sun89°73°31%
  3. Mon82°69°23%
  4. Tue79°64°15%
  5. Wed85°64°5%
  6. Thu88°64°33%
  7. Fri88°70°54%
  8. Sat82°68°47%
  9. Sun80°60°28%
  10. Mon79°55°12%
  11. Tue81°57°9%
  12. Wed86°59°23%
  13. Thu86°64°30%
  14. Fri86°68°30%
  15. Sat76°69°29%
  16. Sun73°67°52%

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 — Midway

SPC has placed Midway 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 Midway

  • 40347

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.