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Dawson Springs, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Dawson Springs, KY
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:02 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
43%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Dawson Springs, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDawson Springs, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Dawson Springs, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    80°53°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°61°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°61°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    85°64°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    86°69°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.06″
    73°68°-13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    75°69°+2°
Dawson Springs, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · backing 111°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 146SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 111° from the e.
Dawson Springs, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.31005.21006.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Dawson Springs, KY
Air quality
49
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dawson Springs, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.0mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
22:02 UTC ·Dawson Springs, 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
22:02 UTC ·Dawson Springs, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Dawson Springs, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dawson Springs, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dawson Springs, KY
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Dawson Springs, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:32 AM
Moonset
12:59 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Dawson Springs, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dawson Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°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 Dawson Springs

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.