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Prestonville, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Prestonville, KY
Sunday, July 5 at 4:22 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
55%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Sunset
5:08 PM
Prestonville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrestonville, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 72°H 89°
Prestonville, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    89°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    25%
    87°72°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    87°70°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    19%
    91°67°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    91°70°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    65%
    0.18″
    81°69°-10°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    85°69°+4°
Prestonville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · veering 35°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 35° from the w.
Prestonville, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.9995.2996.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Prestonville, KY
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

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

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
5.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Prestonville, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.5mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
20:22 UTC · Prestonville, 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
20:22 UTC · Prestonville, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Prestonville, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prestonville, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prestonville, KY
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
5:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Prestonville, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:57 PM
Moonset
11:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Prestonville, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prestonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Prestonville

  1. Sun89°71°25%
  2. Mon87°72°25%
  3. Tue87°70°21%
  4. Wed91°67°19%
  5. Thu91°70°36%
  6. Fri81°69°65%
  7. Sat85°69°51%
  8. Sun81°68°12%
  9. Mon83°64°9%
  10. Tue78°55°7%
  11. Wed82°58°12%
  12. Thu87°62°27%
  13. Fri91°63°29%
  14. Sat90°65°39%
  15. Sun89°65°32%
  16. Mon89°66°28%

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 — Prestonville

SPC includes Prestonville 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 Prestonville

  • 41008

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.