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McHenry, Kentucky Weather

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

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

McHenry, KY
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:37 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
45%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
McHenry, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcHenry, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
McHenry, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    80°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°61°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    82°63°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°64°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    87°68°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.06″
    76°67°-11°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    74°67°-2°
McHenry, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 135°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 124SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 135° from the se.
McHenry, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.21007.01007.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
McHenry, KY
Air quality
46
AQI
Hazardous
+18 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 500

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McHenry, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.2mi
UNLIMITED
99 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
22:37 UTC ·McHenry, 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
22:37 UTC ·McHenry, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McHenry, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
McHenry, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McHenry, KY
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McHenry, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:30 AM
Moonset
12:55 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McHenry, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McHenry at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 31 (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 McHenry

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.