Water Valley, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Water Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain41%0.88″89°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—84°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm32%—86°73°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail41%—86°71°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%—90°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—90°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle35%0.01″88°76°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Water Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42085
16-Day Forecast — Water Valley
- Sun90°70°41%
- Mon84°70°20%
- Tue86°73°32%
- Wed86°71°41%
- Thu90°71°17%
- Fri90°76°35%
- Sat88°76°35%
- Sun89°73°29%
- Mon90°70°22%
- Tue79°62°6%
- Wed81°59°7%
- Thu86°63°23%
- Fri86°68°31%
- Sat88°70°37%
- Sun89°68°32%
- Mon88°69°33%
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 — Water Valley
SPC includes Water Valley 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 Water Valley
- 42085