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Smithland, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Smithland, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 6:11 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Smithland, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmithland, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 72°H 87°
Smithland, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.03″
    90°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    33%
    0.47″
    87°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.03″
    85°69°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°65°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    13%
    86°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    91°66°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    50%
    93°77°+2°
Smithland, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 74°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 5
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 5 · pk 30 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 281SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 74° from the ssw.
Smithland, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.1
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.1
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.61000.41001.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Smithland, KY
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
+20 in 6h

AQI 77 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.4 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Smithland, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.2mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
23:11 UTC · Smithland, 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
23:11 UTC · Smithland, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Smithland, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smithland, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smithland, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Smithland, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 PM
Moonset
10:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Smithland, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smithland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 42081

16-Day Forecast — Smithland

  1. Sat90°71°28%
  2. Sun87°72°33%
  3. Mon85°69°19%
  4. Tue84°65°6%
  5. Wed86°64°13%
  6. Thu91°66°22%
  7. Fri93°77°50%
  8. Sat87°69°41%
  9. Sun79°63°23%
  10. Mon80°58°13%
  11. Tue82°62°6%
  12. Wed85°61°16%
  13. Thu86°65°26%
  14. Fri88°68°32%
  15. Sat81°67°33%
  16. Sun77°67°39%

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 — Smithland

SPC has placed Smithland 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 Smithland

  • 42081

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.