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Versailles, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Versailles, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 3:32 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
42%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
5:05 PM
Versailles, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVersailles, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 90°
Versailles, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    90°74°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    84°69°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    80°64°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    85°64°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    87°64°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    87°69°
Versailles, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · veering 84°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 126SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 84° from the sw.
Versailles, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.9
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.9
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.4983.5983.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Versailles, KY
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 53 — 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
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
7.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53
Versailles, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
91.7mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
19:32 UTC · Versailles, 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
19:32 UTC · Versailles, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Versailles, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Versailles, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Versailles, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
5:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Versailles, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Versailles, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Versailles at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 40383

16-Day Forecast — Versailles

  1. Sat90°70°8%
  2. Sun90°73°26%
  3. Mon84°69°24%
  4. Tue80°64°14%
  5. Wed85°64°9%
  6. Thu87°64°24%
  7. Fri87°69°53%
  8. Sat83°68°43%
  9. Sun80°60°26%
  10. Mon79°55°13%
  11. Tue80°56°15%
  12. Wed86°59°23%
  13. Thu85°64°30%
  14. Fri86°68°30%
  15. Sat75°68°29%
  16. Sun73°67°52%

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 — Versailles

SPC includes Versailles 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 Versailles

  • 40383
  • 40384

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.