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Morganfield, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Morganfield, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 9:06 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
84%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Morganfield, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorganfield, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 68°H 89°
Morganfield, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    92°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    29%
    0.41″
    89°68°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    81°70°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    83°67°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    88°64°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    90°71°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    52%
    0.25″
    90°69°
Morganfield, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · veering 28°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2216SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the sw.
Morganfield, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.53 inHg
Now
1000.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.3997.31000.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Morganfield, KY
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Morganfield, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
02:06 UTC · Morganfield, 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
02:06 UTC · Morganfield, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Morganfield, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morganfield, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morganfield, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Morganfield, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Morganfield, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Morganfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 42437

16-Day Forecast — Morganfield

  1. Sat92°69°40%
  2. Sun89°70°29%
  3. Mon81°70°15%
  4. Tue83°67°4%
  5. Wed88°64°11%
  6. Thu90°71°33%
  7. Fri90°69°52%
  8. Sat83°69°43%
  9. Sun77°64°21%
  10. Mon81°60°11%
  11. Tue88°63°5%
  12. Wed88°71°14%
  13. Thu85°65°23%
  14. Fri86°69°25%
  15. Sat91°77°26%
  16. Sun91°77°35%

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 — Morganfield

SPC has placed Morganfield 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 Morganfield

  • 42437

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.