Paducah, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paducah weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—98°77°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—99°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——101°79°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——105°82°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——105°84°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—104°82°-1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
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 39 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28), ratio 0.69 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 11:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Paducah at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sat100°77°2%
- Sun98°77°14%
- Mon99°71°14%
- Tue101°79°5%
- Wed105°82°2%
- Thu105°84°8%
- Fri104°82°10%
- Sat93°78°10%
- Sun84°71°5%
- Mon86°70°5%
- Tue90°73°3%
- Wed101°74°4%
- Thu104°81°19%
- Fri107°81°23%
- Sat104°80°19%
- Sun103°80°17%
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 — Paducah
SPC has placed Paducah 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 Paducah
- 79248