Water Valley, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Water Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers23%0.63″91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast39%—91°74°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—86°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—85°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—87°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy19%—92°68°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast52%—93°77°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — 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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Water Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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
- Sat91°70°23%
- Sun91°74°39%
- Mon86°70°15%
- Tue85°66°12%
- Wed87°65°13%
- Thu92°68°19%
- Fri93°77°52%
- Sat82°71°49%
- Sun80°64°27%
- Mon81°59°16%
- Tue83°62°6%
- Wed85°62°19%
- Thu84°66°29%
- Fri88°68°32%
- Sat78°69°32%
- Sun78°69°39%
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 — Water Valley
SPC has placed Water Valley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Water Valley
- 42085