Arlington, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—92°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—89°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—86°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast23%—86°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear19%—88°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy20%—93°68°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast45%—93°78°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Arlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42021
16-Day Forecast — Arlington
- Sat93°69°13%
- Sun89°71°31%
- Mon86°71°38%
- Tue86°66°23%
- Wed88°65°19%
- Thu93°68°20%
- Fri93°78°45%
- Sat84°71°37%
- Sun81°64°17%
- Mon82°59°12%
- Tue82°62°9%
- Wed86°62°19%
- Thu85°66°23%
- Fri88°68°32%
- Sat80°68°29%
- Sun77°69°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Arlington
SPC has placed Arlington 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 Arlington
- 42021