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Whitesburg, Kentucky Weather

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

Whitesburg, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 5:13 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
36%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Whitesburg, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhitesburg, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 84°
Whitesburg, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    84°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°62°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    87°64°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    44%
    86°65°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    38%
    89°68°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.09″
    71°64°-18°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    30%
    82°62°+11°
Whitesburg, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · backing 134°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
8
avg 3
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 3 · pk 8 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 118SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Whitesburg, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.9
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.97 inHg
Now
980.9
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.8979.2979.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Whitesburg, KY
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 10 PM

Ozone at AQI 49 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
8.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58
Whitesburg, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
107.8mi
UNLIMITED
120 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
17:13 UTC ·Whitesburg, 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
17:13 UTC ·Whitesburg, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Whitesburg, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whitesburg, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whitesburg, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Whitesburg, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:51 AM
Moonset
1:40 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Whitesburg, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitesburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 30 (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 — Whitesburg

SPC has placed Whitesburg 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 Whitesburg

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.