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Big Clifty, Kentucky Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Big Clifty, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 1:58 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
38%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Big Clifty, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Clifty, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 83°
Big Clifty, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    80°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°62°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    79°62°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    82°63°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    18%
    82°66°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    27%
    82°67°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    75°69°-7°
Big Clifty, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 95°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 11 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 134SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Big Clifty, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.37 inHg
Now
994.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.3993.8994.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Big Clifty, KY
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8
Big Clifty, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.9mi
UNLIMITED
119 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
01:58 UTC ·Big Clifty, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:58 UTC ·Big Clifty, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Big Clifty, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Clifty, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Clifty, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Big Clifty, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:05 AM
Moonset
1:53 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Big Clifty, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Clifty at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Big Clifty

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.