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Simpsonville, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Simpsonville, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 4:34 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Simpsonville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSimpsonville, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 84°
Simpsonville, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    84°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°62°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    80°64°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    23%
    0.01″
    80°67°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    41%
    0.12″
    68°66°-12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    72°65°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    22%
    77°66°+5°
Simpsonville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · backing 173°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 12 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1811SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Simpsonville, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.3
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.3
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.9992.6992.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Simpsonville, KY
Air quality
30
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6hPeak ~69 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 73 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
8.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 78
Simpsonville, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
109.3mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
16:34 UTC ·Simpsonville, 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
16:34 UTC ·Simpsonville, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Simpsonville, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Simpsonville, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Simpsonville, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Simpsonville, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
4:04 AM
Moonset
1:48 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Simpsonville, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Simpsonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 — Simpsonville

SPC has placed Simpsonville 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 Simpsonville

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.