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Weather in Anchorage, Kentucky

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Anchorage, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Anchorage, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
1a
51°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
45°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
67°
18%
1p
69°
10%
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
L 45°H 73°
Anchorage, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    89°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    67%
    79°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    64%
    67°59°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    66°53°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    73°56°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    52%
    74°66°
Anchorage, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
106° · backing 81°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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 7 · pk 29 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Anchorage, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Anchorage, KY
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
5.5 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Anchorage, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Anchorage, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
1:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Anchorage, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Anchorage at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Anchorage

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.