Albany, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Albany weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain39%0.31″88°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—85°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail46%—82°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm20%—87°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm17%—86°68°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%0.08″87°68°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers61%0.33″75°68°-12°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Albany at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42602
16-Day Forecast — Albany
- Sun87°69°39%
- Mon85°69°27%
- Tue82°69°46%
- Wed87°68°20%
- Thu86°68°17%
- Fri87°68°58%
- Sat75°68°61%
- Sun83°66°28%
- Mon87°66°14%
- Tue74°55°9%
- Wed80°57°13%
- Thu86°61°32%
- Fri88°66°42%
- Sat89°67°43%
- Sun86°65°39%
- Mon85°65°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Albany
SPC has placed Albany in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Albany
- 42602