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Leitchfield, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Leitchfield, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 6:13 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
75%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Leitchfield, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeitchfield, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 82°
Leitchfield, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°62°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    81°63°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    20%
    79°67°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    37%
    0.31″
    72°64°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    34%
    73°68°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    30%
    79°68°+6°
Leitchfield, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 133°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
10
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 10 @ 9:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 105SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Leitchfield, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.38 inHg
Now
994.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9941000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.1994.3995.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leitchfield, KY
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Leitchfield, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.2mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
06:13 UTC ·Leitchfield, 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
06:13 UTC ·Leitchfield, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Leitchfield, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leitchfield, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leitchfield, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Leitchfield, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:05 AM
Moonset
1:54 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Leitchfield, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leitchfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Leitchfield

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.