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Smiths Grove, Kentucky Weather

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

Smiths Grove, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 8:15 PM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
46%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Smiths Grove, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmiths Grove, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 83°
Smiths Grove, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°60°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    82°64°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    24%
    0.18″
    78°66°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    52%
    0.24″
    79°65°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    40%
    0.01″
    77°68°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    25%
    78°66°+1°
Smiths Grove, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · backing 172°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 172° from the nw.
Smiths Grove, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.9
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.47 inHg
Now
997.9
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.2995.8995.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Smiths Grove, KY
Air quality
45
AQI
Moderate
+24 in 6hPeak ~66 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 76

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Smiths Grove, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
37%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.3mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
20:15 UTC ·Smiths Grove, 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
20:15 UTC ·Smiths Grove, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Smiths Grove, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smiths Grove, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smiths Grove, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Smiths Grove, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:04 AM
Moonset
1:55 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Smiths Grove, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smiths Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 29 (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 — Smiths Grove

SPC has placed Smiths Grove 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 Smiths Grove

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.