Ashland, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers17%0.08″91°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast36%—89°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle38%—90°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle17%—85°67°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—90°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%—86°70°-4°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ashland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 41101, 41102
16-Day Forecast — Ashland
- Sat91°75°17%
- Sun89°73°36%
- Mon90°71°38%
- Tue85°67°17%
- Wed91°64°7%
- Thu90°65°16%
- Fri86°70°58%
- Sat82°68°50%
- Sun82°63°29%
- Mon91°56°13%
- Tue90°61°12%
- Wed82°64°15%
- Thu89°59°25%
- Fri91°63°30%
- Sat95°68°42%
- Sun94°72°38%
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 — Ashland
SPC has placed Ashland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Ashland
- 41102
- 41101
- 41114