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Fordsville, Kentucky Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fordsville, KY
Saturday, June 13 at 3:39 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
70%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Fordsville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFordsville, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 66°H 85°
Fordsville, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Heavy Rain
    40%
    0.98″
    85°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Rain
    43%
    0.23″
    77°64°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    74°54°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Drizzle
    79°59°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    25%
    81°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Showers
    57%
    0.29″
    81°69°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Showers
    57%
    0.17″
    77°63°-4°
Fordsville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 148°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 319SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fordsville, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.8994.6997.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fordsville, KY
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fordsville, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.7mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
08:39 UTC · Fordsville, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:39 UTC · Fordsville, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fordsville, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fordsville, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fordsville, KY
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
8:41 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Fordsville, KY
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
3:37 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fordsville, KY
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fordsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Fordsville

  1. Sat86°67°40%
  2. Sun77°64°43%
  3. Mon74°54°0%
  4. Tue79°59°8%
  5. Wed81°63°25%
  6. Thu81°69°57%
  7. Fri77°63°57%
  8. Sat77°60°31%
  9. Sun80°60°40%
  10. Mon77°67°40%
  11. Tue84°65°33%
  12. Wed85°67°32%
  13. Thu83°71°32%
  14. Fri80°63°35%
  15. Sat75°58°20%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Fordsville

SPC has placed Fordsville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Fordsville

  • 42343

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.