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Saint Joseph, Kentucky Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Saint Joseph, KY
Sunday, July 5 at 10:45 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
93%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Saint Joseph, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSaint Joseph, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 87°
Saint Joseph, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    33%
    87°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    18%
    87°68°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    86°71°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    85°69°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    33%
    90°69°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    49%
    89°71°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    92°69°+3°
Saint Joseph, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · veering 75°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5 mph
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 5 mph · pk 12 mph @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 75° from the sw.
Saint Joseph, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.44 inHg
Now
996.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 997999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.8996.7996.7
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Saint Joseph, KY
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Saint Joseph, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
03:45 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
03:45 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 · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Saint Joseph, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
12:08 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Saint Joseph, KY
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
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 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

16-Day Forecast — Saint Joseph

  1. Sun87°70°33%
  2. Mon87°68°18%
  3. Tue86°71°43%
  4. Wed85°69°43%
  5. Thu90°69°33%
  6. Fri89°71°49%
  7. Sat92°69°45%
  8. Sun78°69°33%
  9. Mon85°71°8%
  10. Tue89°73°5%
  11. Wed80°62°16%
  12. Thu81°60°21%
  13. Fri76°64°23%
  14. Sat78°69°26%
  15. Sun79°68°24%
  16. Mon83°66°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 includes Saint Joseph 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 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.