Weather in Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tompkinsville, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
65%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Tompkinsville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
67°
9p
Tompkinsville, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle30%83°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers75%77°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle58%78°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle58%74°62°
Tompkinsville, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Tompkinsville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · veering 20°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Tompkinsville, KY
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tompkinsville, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tompkinsville, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tompkinsville, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Tompkinsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.