Smithland, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain40%2.3″90°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain34%0.47″87°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle19%0.03″86°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle13%—87°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—92°71°+5°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail50%—88°73°-4°
AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Smithland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sat90°71°28%
- Sun87°72°33%
- Mon85°69°19%
- Tue84°65°6%
- Wed86°64°13%
- Thu91°66°22%
- Fri93°77°50%
- Sat87°69°41%
- Sun79°63°23%
- Mon80°58°13%
- Tue82°62°6%
- Wed85°61°16%
- Thu86°65°26%
- Fri88°68°32%
- Sat81°67°33%
- Sun77°67°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 — 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