Outdoor conditions in

McDowell

Kentucky
Now
  1. 69°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms22% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  2. 71°Cloudy13% rain97% humidityGusts 6 mph
  3. 75°Mostly Cloudy9% rain87% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 78°Mostly Cloudy12% rain79% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 80°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19% rain74% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 81°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms24% rain72% humidityGusts 10 mph
  7. 81°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms24% rain72% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 80°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms26% rain74% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 78°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19% rain79% humidityGusts 7 mph
  10. 76°Mostly Cloudy14% rain82% humidityGusts 6 mph
  11. 76°Mostly Cloudy8% rain79% humidityGusts 6 mph
  12. 75°Mostly Cloudy8% rain82% humidityGusts 7 mph
  13. 74°Mostly Cloudy7% rain82% humidityGusts 8 mph
  14. 73°Mostly Cloudy7% rain84% humidityGusts 8 mph
  15. 73°Partly Cloudy6% rain81% humidityGusts 9 mph
  16. 72°Partly Cloudy5% rain84% humidityGusts 10 mph
  17. 72°Partly Cloudy5% rain81% humidityGusts 10 mph
  18. 71°Partly Cloudy4% rain84% humidityGusts 10 mph
  19. 70°Partly Cloudy4% rain84% humidityGusts 10 mph
  20. 70°Mostly Clear3% rain81% humidityGusts 13 mph
  21. 69°Sunny3% rain81% humidityGusts 13 mph
  22. 69°Sunny2% rain81% humidityGusts 10 mph
  23. 68°Sunny2% rain81% humidityGusts 10 mph
  24. 70°Sunny1% rain73% humidityGusts 13 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
36%
Humidity
72–100%
Wind
10 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
75%
Humidity
64–100%
Wind
20 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
59%
Humidity
59–100%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
44–89%
Wind
7 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
44–83%
Wind
5 mph
  1. 81° / 68°Today looks fairly quiet.36% rain · Humidity 72–100% · Wind 10 mph
  2. 75° / 51°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.75% rain · Humidity 64–100% · Wind 20 mph
  3. 52° / 42°Saturday has a real shower chance.59% rain · Humidity 59–100% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 59° / 38°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 44–89% · Wind 7 mph
  5. 63° / 39°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 44–83% · Wind 5 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Pikeville area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
33GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground33 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

McDowell radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward McDowell.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
2 mph
Gusts
5 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Pikeville area, about 10 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents McDowell, KY, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.