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McKinney, Kentucky Weather

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

McKinney, KY
Monday, June 15 at 4:25 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
5:01 PM
McKinney, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcKinney, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 73°
McKinney, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Mostly Clear
    73°57°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    79°57°+6°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    15%
    83°59°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    82%
    78°69°-5°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    0.02″
    76°58°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    77°52°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Drizzle
    27%
    0.05″
    80°62°+3°
McKinney, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
256° · veering 76°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 181SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 76° from the wsw.
McKinney, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+3.3
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.0973.8977.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McKinney, KY
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McKinney, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
08:25 UTC · McKinney, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:25 UTC · McKinney, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McKinney, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
McKinney, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McKinney, KY
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
5:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
McKinney, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
6:22 AM
Moonset
9:14 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
McKinney, KY
Microseason
Jun 11–15

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McKinney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — McKinney

  1. Mon73°57°2%
  2. Tue79°57°5%
  3. Wed83°59°15%
  4. Thu78°69°82%
  5. Fri76°58°81%
  6. Sat77°52°1%
  7. Sun80°62°27%
  8. Mon76°64°53%
  9. Tue79°64°47%
  10. Wed81°65°20%
  11. Thu86°68°12%
  12. Fri87°68°32%
  13. Sat91°70°45%
  14. Sun87°72°50%
  15. Mon91°72°58%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — McKinney

SPC has placed McKinney 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 McKinney

  • 40448
  • 40484
  • 40437

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.