Tompkinsville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tompkinsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—92°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle22%0.02″92°72°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast40%—84°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—81°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear15%—83°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—88°66°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm55%—79°71°-9°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tompkinsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42167
16-Day Forecast — Tompkinsville
- Sat92°68°12%
- Sun92°72°22%
- Mon84°69°40%
- Tue81°66°15%
- Wed83°65°15%
- Thu88°66°21%
- Fri79°71°55%
- Sat82°69°51%
- Sun77°65°30%
- Mon84°59°14%
- Tue84°65°11%
- Wed85°67°35%
- Thu75°65°45%
- Fri80°64°45%
- Sat88°70°48%
- Sun90°71°56%
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 — Tompkinsville
SPC has placed Tompkinsville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Tompkinsville
- 42167