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Radcliff, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Radcliff, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 3:32 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Sunset
5:09 PM
Radcliff, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRadcliff, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 74°H 87°
Radcliff, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    87°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    86°74°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    82°69°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    83°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    84°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    31%
    88°66°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    50%
    91°73°+3°
Radcliff, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 56°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 26 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Radcliff, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.2988.8989.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Radcliff, KY
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~81 @ 11 PM

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 93 — 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
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
133μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 93
UV peak
6.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 93

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Radcliff, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.8mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
19:32 UTC · Radcliff, 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
19:32 UTC · Radcliff, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Radcliff, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Radcliff, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Radcliff, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:56 AM
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
5:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Radcliff, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Radcliff, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Radcliff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 40160

16-Day Forecast — Radcliff

  1. Sat87°68°8%
  2. Sun86°74°28%
  3. Mon82°69°35%
  4. Tue83°65°13%
  5. Wed84°63°14%
  6. Thu88°66°31%
  7. Fri91°73°50%
  8. Sat83°69°43%
  9. Sun80°61°18%
  10. Mon80°56°11%
  11. Tue83°58°14%
  12. Wed85°59°16%
  13. Thu85°65°35%
  14. Fri87°67°35%
  15. Sat76°68°41%
  16. Sun72°66°45%

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 — Radcliff

SPC includes Radcliff 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 Radcliff

  • 40160
  • 42701
  • 40159

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.