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Williamsburg, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Williamsburg, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 4:39 PM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
55%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
4:59 PM
Williamsburg, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWilliamsburg, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Williamsburg, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.04″
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    27%
    92°73°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    92°70°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    29%
    83°66°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    88°63°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    42%
    92°65°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    0.02″
    93°68°+1°
Williamsburg, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · veering 148°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
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 5 · pk 23 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 102SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Williamsburg, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.7
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.7
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.0979.5979.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Williamsburg, KY
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 44 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
4.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Williamsburg, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
45%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.3mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
20:39 UTC · Williamsburg, 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
20:39 UTC · Williamsburg, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Williamsburg, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Williamsburg, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Williamsburg, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:53 AM
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
4:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Williamsburg, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Williamsburg, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Williamsburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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: 40769

16-Day Forecast — Williamsburg

  1. Sat89°70°42%
  2. Sun92°73°27%
  3. Mon92°70°59%
  4. Tue83°66°29%
  5. Wed88°63°22%
  6. Thu92°65°42%
  7. Fri93°68°62%
  8. Sat83°70°51%
  9. Sun74°60°31%
  10. Mon81°55°16%
  11. Tue86°55°15%
  12. Wed91°59°16%
  13. Thu87°66°36%
  14. Fri84°68°59%
  15. Sat87°67°44%
  16. Sun87°67°60%

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 — Williamsburg

SPC has placed Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg

  • 40769

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.