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Scottsville, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Scottsville, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 6:08 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
47%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Scottsville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastScottsville, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 91°
Scottsville, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    0.06″
    92°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    32%
    0.44″
    91°72°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    27%
    84°68°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    81°65°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°63°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    88°66°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    91°73°+3°
Scottsville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 25°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Scottsville, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.2986.7986.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Scottsville, KY
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
+48 in 6h

AQI 80 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 48 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
0.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Scottsville, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
82.0mi
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
23:08 UTC · Scottsville, 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
23:08 UTC · Scottsville, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Scottsville, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Scottsville, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Scottsville, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Scottsville, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Scottsville, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Scottsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 42164

16-Day Forecast — Scottsville

  1. Sat92°67°8%
  2. Sun91°72°32%
  3. Mon84°68°27%
  4. Tue81°65°12%
  5. Wed84°63°9%
  6. Thu88°66°23%
  7. Fri91°73°53%
  8. Sat78°70°49%
  9. Sun78°59°29%
  10. Mon76°56°15%
  11. Tue79°58°11%
  12. Wed83°60°26%
  13. Thu81°67°48%
  14. Fri89°68°35%
  15. Sat76°67°52%
  16. Sun80°68°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 — Scottsville

SPC includes Scottsville 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 Scottsville

  • 42164

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.