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Robards, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Robards, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 12:16 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
65%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Robards, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRobards, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 90°
Robards, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    90°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    23%
    0.32″
    88°72°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    87°72°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    15%
    84°69°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    17%
    86°66°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    90°70°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    0.13″
    83°73°-7°
Robards, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · backing 6°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 26 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Robards, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1001.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.91001.51001.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Robards, KY
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Robards, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.5mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
17:16 UTC · Robards, 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
17:16 UTC · Robards, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Robards, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Robards, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Robards, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Robards, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 PM
Moonset
9:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Robards, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Robards at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 42452

16-Day Forecast — Robards

  1. Sat90°69°10%
  2. Sun88°72°23%
  3. Mon87°72°29%
  4. Tue84°69°15%
  5. Wed86°66°17%
  6. Thu90°70°22%
  7. Fri83°73°47%
  8. Sat87°72°36%
  9. Sun79°64°15%
  10. Mon73°59°10%
  11. Tue78°60°11%
  12. Wed81°63°10%
  13. Thu85°66°19%
  14. Fri80°69°13%
  15. Sat78°71°27%
  16. Sun85°73°35%

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 — Robards

SPC has placed Robards 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 Robards

  • 42452

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.