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St. Mary, Kentucky Weather

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

St. Mary weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Mary, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 5:53 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Sunset
5:06 PM
St. Mary, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Mary, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 75°H 88°
St. Mary, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    31%
    0.16″
    88°73°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    19%
    83°70°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    80°65°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    27%
    87°65°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    87°70°
St. Mary, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
255° · backing 123°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2316SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
St. Mary, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.8
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.8
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.0987.5987.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
St. Mary, KY
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+8 in 6hPeak ~52 @ 11 PM

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
3.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
St. Mary, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.0mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
21:53 UTC · St. Mary, 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
21:53 UTC · St. Mary, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Mary, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Mary, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Mary, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
5:06 PM
Civil dusk
9:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Mary, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Mary, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Mary at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — St. Mary

  1. Sat88°70°4%
  2. Sun88°73°31%
  3. Mon83°70°19%
  4. Tue80°65°13%
  5. Wed84°64°7%
  6. Thu87°65°27%
  7. Fri87°70°56%
  8. Sat82°71°47%
  9. Sun78°59°29%
  10. Mon76°55°14%
  11. Tue79°57°10%
  12. Wed83°59°23%
  13. Thu83°66°39%
  14. Fri85°67°35%
  15. Sat76°68°48%
  16. Sun75°67°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 — St. Mary

SPC includes St. Mary 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 St. Mary

  • 40033

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.