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Crab Orchard, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Crab Orchard, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 4:24 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
38%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Crab Orchard, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCrab Orchard, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 83°
Crab Orchard, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    83°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°61°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    81°63°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    19%
    81°65°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.04″
    71°66°-10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.02″
    71°66°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    23%
    73°63°+2°
Crab Orchard, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 152°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 139SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Crab Orchard, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.5987.5987.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Crab Orchard, KY
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 10 PM

Ozone at AQI 49 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53
Crab Orchard, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
104.2mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
16:24 UTC ·Crab Orchard, 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
16:24 UTC ·Crab Orchard, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Crab Orchard, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Crab Orchard, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Crab Orchard, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Crab Orchard, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
3:58 AM
Moonset
1:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Crab Orchard, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crab Orchard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Crab Orchard

SPC has placed Crab Orchard in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Crab Orchard

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.