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West Van Lear, Kentucky Weather

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

West Van Lear weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

West Van Lear, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 1:09 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
41%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
West Van Lear, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Van Lear, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 85°
West Van Lear, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    82°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    85°58°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°61°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°61°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    31%
    87°63°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    31%
    91°67°+4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    82°66°-9°
West Van Lear, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
062° · veering 163°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
8
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 8 @ 1:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 94SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
West Van Lear, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.32 inHg
Now
993.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.5992.6992.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Van Lear, KY
Air quality
63
AQI
Good
+21 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 48 now. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West Van Lear, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
99.3mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
01:09 UTC ·West Van Lear, 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
01:09 UTC ·West Van Lear, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
West Van Lear, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Van Lear, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Van Lear, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
West Van Lear, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:52 AM
Moonset
1:38 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
West Van Lear, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Van Lear at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (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.

ZIP codes in West Van Lear

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.