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Blackey, Kentucky Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Blackey, KY
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:10 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
29%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Blackey, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlackey, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 84°
Blackey, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    80°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    84°58°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°61°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°62°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    86°64°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    82°67°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    83°65°+1°
Blackey, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · veering 106°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
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 3 · pk 8 @ 6:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 104SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Blackey, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.3985.5985.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blackey, KY
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Blackey, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
134.5mi
UNLIMITED
136 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
23:10 UTC ·Blackey, 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
23:10 UTC ·Blackey, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Blackey, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blackey, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blackey, KY
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Blackey, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:12 AM
Moonset
12:39 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Blackey, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blackey at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 30 (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 3, 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 Blackey

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.