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River Bluff, Kentucky Weather

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

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

River Bluff, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 2:15 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Sunset
5:09 PM
River Bluff, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiver Bluff, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 90°
River Bluff, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    90°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    24%
    0.04″
    88°75°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    80°69°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    81°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    11%
    84°62°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    28%
    88°67°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    0.17″
    89°74°+1°
River Bluff, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · veering 96°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 106SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 96° from the sw.
River Bluff, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.35 inHg
Now
994.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.2993.8993.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
River Bluff, KY
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~84 @ 11 PM

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 98 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 111 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
136μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 98 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 111 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 98
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 111

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
River Bluff, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.6mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
18:15 UTC · River Bluff, 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
18:15 UTC · River Bluff, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
River Bluff, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
River Bluff, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
River Bluff, 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
2:24 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
5:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
River Bluff, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
River Bluff, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

River Bluff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — River Bluff

  1. Sat90°71°8%
  2. Sun88°75°24%
  3. Mon80°69°45%
  4. Tue81°65°14%
  5. Wed84°62°11%
  6. Thu88°67°28%
  7. Fri89°74°54%
  8. Sat82°67°46%
  9. Sun76°60°21%
  10. Mon77°56°11%
  11. Tue80°57°12%
  12. Wed83°59°12%
  13. Thu88°64°19%
  14. Fri87°68°23%
  15. Sat76°69°23%
  16. Sun81°66°32%

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 — River Bluff

SPC has placed River Bluff in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 River Bluff

  • 40059

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.