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Virgie, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Virgie, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 5:54 PM
93
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
42%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Virgie, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVirgie, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 76°H 94°
Virgie, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    94°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    36%
    0.85″
    95°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    56%
    93°72°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    29%
    83°67°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    88°66°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    93°66°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    95°70°+2°
Virgie, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 171°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13 @ 2:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Virgie, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.9
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.9
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.2984.8984.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Virgie, KY
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Virgie, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
37%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.5mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
21:54 UTC · Virgie, 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
21:54 UTC · Virgie, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Virgie, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Virgie, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Virgie, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Virgie, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Virgie, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Virgie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 41572

16-Day Forecast — Virgie

  1. Sat94°77°18%
  2. Sun95°75°36%
  3. Mon93°72°56%
  4. Tue83°67°29%
  5. Wed88°66°9%
  6. Thu93°66°19%
  7. Fri95°70°60%
  8. Sat84°69°54%
  9. Sun74°62°41%
  10. Mon82°57°19%
  11. Tue84°57°18%
  12. Wed92°63°15%
  13. Thu86°68°26%
  14. Fri86°69°42%
  15. Sat90°69°36%
  16. Sun89°67°48%

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 — Virgie

SPC has placed Virgie in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Virgie

  • 41572

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.