Artemus, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Artemus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain44%0.06″87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain29%0.51″92°72°+5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle58%—92°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle31%—82°66°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°63°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—92°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm61%0.29″94°68°+2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 44 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Artemus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 40903
16-Day Forecast — Artemus
- Sat87°70°44%
- Sun92°72°29%
- Mon92°70°58%
- Tue82°66°31%
- Wed88°63°7%
- Thu92°64°20%
- Fri94°68°61%
- Sat84°69°57%
- Sun75°60°36%
- Mon81°56°20%
- Tue85°55°14%
- Wed89°60°19%
- Thu86°66°42%
- Fri83°67°46%
- Sat88°67°42%
- Sun86°66°57%
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 — Artemus
SPC has placed Artemus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Artemus
- 40903
- 40906