Paintsville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paintsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle24%0.02″90°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle27%0.02″92°72°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast55%—94°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast22%—82°67°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°64°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—94°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm55%—96°69°+2°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 58 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Paintsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41240
16-Day Forecast — Paintsville
- Sat90°75°24%
- Sun92°72°27%
- Mon94°70°55%
- Tue82°67°22%
- Wed90°64°8%
- Thu94°66°19%
- Fri96°69°55%
- Sat91°70°49%
- Sun78°65°38%
- Mon82°62°14%
- Tue86°57°12%
- Wed93°60°13%
- Thu89°68°31%
- Fri85°69°39%
- Sat84°69°29%
- Sun89°70°39%
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 — Paintsville
SPC has placed Paintsville 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 Paintsville
- 41222
- 41240