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Pathfork, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Pathfork, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
91°
Humidity
70%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Pathfork, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPathfork, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 73°H 88°
Pathfork, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    44%
    0.02″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    91°73°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    54%
    0.02″
    90°69°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    85°67°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    90°67°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    91°68°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    83°69°-8°
Pathfork, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · backing 115°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 17 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 104SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pathfork, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.2
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.2
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.1966.0967.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pathfork, KY
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
9.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 22
Pathfork, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.7mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
17:16 UTC · Pathfork, 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
17:16 UTC · Pathfork, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pathfork, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pathfork, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pathfork, 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
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pathfork, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pathfork, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pathfork at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 40863

16-Day Forecast — Pathfork

  1. Sat88°71°44%
  2. Sun91°73°27%
  3. Mon90°69°54%
  4. Tue85°67°28%
  5. Wed90°67°21%
  6. Thu91°68°45%
  7. Fri83°69°67%
  8. Sat79°67°55%
  9. Sun77°64°34%
  10. Mon75°59°19%
  11. Tue81°56°16%
  12. Wed85°62°20%
  13. Thu89°63°27%
  14. Fri87°68°26%
  15. Sat73°68°32%
  16. Sun83°68°50%

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 — Pathfork

SPC includes Pathfork in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Pathfork

  • 40863

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.