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Danville, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Danville, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 6:17 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Danville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDanville, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 83°
Danville, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°63°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    81°61°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    36%
    0.01″
    80°66°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.05″
    77°66°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    74°66°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    78°67°+4°
Danville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 74°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 5
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 5 · pk 9 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Danville, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.3986.3987.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Danville, KY
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Danville, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
122 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
06:17 UTC ·Danville, 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
06:17 UTC ·Danville, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Danville, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Danville, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Danville, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:48 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Danville, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:59 AM
Moonset
1:47 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Danville, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Danville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 Danville

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.