Pikeville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pikeville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers15%0.54″89°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain29%0.68″92°72°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast64%—93°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle29%—83°66°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——87°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—92°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm62%—95°68°+3°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pikeville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41501
16-Day Forecast — Pikeville
- Sat89°75°15%
- Sun92°72°29%
- Mon93°72°64%
- Tue83°66°29%
- Wed87°65°9%
- Thu92°64°20%
- Fri95°68°62%
- Sat82°68°54%
- Sun75°61°42%
- Mon82°56°19%
- Tue83°56°17%
- Wed91°61°15%
- Thu86°66°26%
- Fri85°68°42%
- Sat89°67°36%
- Sun87°66°48%
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 — Pikeville
SPC has placed Pikeville 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 Pikeville
- 41501
- 41502