Water Valley, Kentucky Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Water Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm——85°64°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm63%—86°64°+1°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle39%—80°64°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast25%—82°62°+2°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm55%—82°64°0°
- MondayJun 22Overcast73%—73°57°-9°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast22%—79°58°+6°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
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
- 8:06 AM
- Moonset
- 10:20 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Water Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Water Valley
- Wed86°63°2%
- Thu86°64°63%
- Fri80°64°39%
- Sat82°62°25%
- Sun82°64°55%
- Mon73°57°73%
- Tue79°58°22%
- Wed72°62°15%
- Thu83°61°12%
- Fri87°69°16%
- Sat90°71°26%
- Sun84°70°32%
- Mon81°68°30%
- Tue85°67°35%
- Wed87°69°42%
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 — Water Valley
SPC has placed Water Valley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Water Valley
- 42085