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Saint Joseph, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Saint Joseph, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 9:10 PM
73
°
Drizzle
Feels like
79°
Humidity
88%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Saint Joseph, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSaint Joseph, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 87°
Saint Joseph, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    32%
    0.77″
    89°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    87°70°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    81°70°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°67°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    85°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    31%
    89°71°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    0.15″
    87°69°-2°
Saint Joseph, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · veering 16°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 146SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the sse.
Saint Joseph, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.2996.4998.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Saint Joseph, KY
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6h

AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Saint Joseph, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
02:10 UTC · Saint Joseph, 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
02:10 UTC · Saint Joseph, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Saint Joseph, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Saint Joseph, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Saint Joseph, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Saint Joseph, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
11:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Saint Joseph, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saint Joseph at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Saint Joseph

  1. Sat89°69°32%
  2. Sun88°71°25%
  3. Mon81°70°14%
  4. Tue83°67°5%
  5. Wed85°65°12%
  6. Thu89°71°31%
  7. Fri87°69°54%
  8. Sat84°69°43%
  9. Sun76°64°21%
  10. Mon81°60°11%
  11. Tue85°63°6%
  12. Wed87°70°15%
  13. Thu84°66°23%
  14. Fri84°68°29%
  15. Sat92°74°32%
  16. Sun91°77°39%

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 — Saint Joseph

SPC has placed Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph

  • 42356
  • 42301

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.