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McKee, Kentucky Weather

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

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

McKee, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 10:02 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
34%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
McKee, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcKee, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 82°
McKee, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    80°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    82°60°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°63°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    27%
    86°64°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.07″
    75°65°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.06″
    69°63°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    33%
    77°61°+8°
McKee, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
258° · backing 107°
Direction
WSW
258°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 158SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McKee, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.0976.6976.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McKee, KY
Air quality
49
AQI
Hazardous
+21 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 21 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
2.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

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
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 500
McKee, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.3mi
UNLIMITED
120 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 ·McKee, 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 ·McKee, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McKee, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
McKee, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McKee, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McKee, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:56 AM
Moonset
1:44 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
McKee, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McKee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — McKee

SPC has placed McKee in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 McKee

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.