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Perryville, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Perryville, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 5:52 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
50%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
5:04 PM
Perryville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPerryville, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 74°H 89°
Perryville, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    89°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    32%
    0.85″
    89°72°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    83°69°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    80°65°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    87°65°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    87°70°
Perryville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · backing 179°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 179° from the wsw.
Perryville, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.0984.8984.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Perryville, KY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 65 — 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
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Perryville, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
81.7mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
21:52 UTC · Perryville, 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
21:52 UTC · Perryville, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Perryville, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Perryville, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Perryville, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:53 AM
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
5:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Perryville, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Perryville, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Perryville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 40468

16-Day Forecast — Perryville

  1. Sat89°69°4%
  2. Sun89°72°32%
  3. Mon83°69°20%
  4. Tue80°65°9%
  5. Wed84°64°7%
  6. Thu87°65°26%
  7. Fri87°70°56%
  8. Sat83°70°48%
  9. Sun80°60°29%
  10. Mon78°55°12%
  11. Tue80°57°10%
  12. Wed85°59°19%
  13. Thu84°66°39%
  14. Fri86°68°35%
  15. Sat77°69°42%
  16. Sun75°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 — Perryville

SPC includes Perryville 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 Perryville

  • 40468

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.