Powderly, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Powderly weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—90°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain34%0.83″89°71°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle20%0.02″84°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear12%—86°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—91°70°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle52%—88°69°-3°
AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 44 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Powderly at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42367
16-Day Forecast — Powderly
- Sat90°67°12%
- Sun89°71°34%
- Mon84°70°20%
- Tue82°67°9%
- Wed86°65°12%
- Thu91°70°25%
- Fri88°69°52%
- Sat85°68°46%
- Sun76°64°21%
- Mon82°59°11%
- Tue88°64°8%
- Wed89°69°26%
- Thu84°67°43%
- Fri86°69°45%
- Sat92°74°58%
- Sun92°75°42%
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 — Powderly
SPC includes Powderly 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 Powderly
- 42367
- 42345