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Paducah, Texas Weather

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

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

Paducah, TX
Saturday, July 4 at 7:25 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Sunset
3:56 PM
Paducah, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaducah, TX: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 101°
Paducah, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    101°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    98°73°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    97°73°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    101°80°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    107°80°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    107°84°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    105°85°-2°
Paducah, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 28°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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 10 · pk 22 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 285SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the sw.
Paducah, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.8
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 27.99 inHg
Now
947.8
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947952
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW951.6946.5947.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Paducah, TX
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.79 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
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Paducah, TX
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.5mi
UNLIMITED
143 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
12:25 UTC · Paducah, TX · 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
12:25 UTC · Paducah, TX · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paducah, TX
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paducah, TX
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paducah, TX
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:07 AM
Sunrise
1:35 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
3:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paducah, TX
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paducah, TX
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paducah at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 79248

16-Day Forecast — Paducah

  1. Sat101°77°0%
  2. Sun98°73°29%
  3. Mon97°73°20%
  4. Tue101°80°7%
  5. Wed107°80°6%
  6. Thu107°84°8%
  7. Fri105°85°8%
  8. Sat106°79°8%
  9. Sun105°76°4%
  10. Mon107°79°2%
  11. Tue111°80°4%
  12. Wed116°84°16%
  13. Thu99°75°10%
  14. Fri96°75°19%
  15. Sat87°71°16%
  16. Sun93°69°15%

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 — Paducah

SPC includes Paducah in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Paducah

  • 79248

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.