McCarr, Kentucky Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McCarr weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——81°55°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——91°62°+10°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail82%—86°71°-5°
- FridayJun 19Overcast74%—80°61°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——82°58°+2°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle44%0.01″91°56°+9°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle70%—80°59°-11°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.94 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:35 AM
- Moonset
- 10:57 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
McCarr at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — McCarr
- Tue81°55°1%
- Wed91°62°3%
- Thu86°71°82%
- Fri80°61°74%
- Sat82°58°1%
- Sun91°56°44%
- Mon80°59°70%
- Tue89°52°59%
- Wed69°61°19%
- Thu83°62°20%
- Fri93°61°16%
- Sat95°66°46%
- Sun96°67°42%
- Mon96°67°52%
- Tue90°68°65%
- Wed88°66°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — McCarr
SPC has placed McCarr in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 McCarr
- 41544