Auburn, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Auburn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°65°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle25%0.04″88°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain24%0.02″85°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle11%—81°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—89°66°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast51%—92°73°+3°
AQI 98 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 62 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 — 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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 10:37 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Auburn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 42206
16-Day Forecast — Auburn
- Sat89°65°6%
- Sun88°72°25%
- Mon85°68°24%
- Tue81°66°11%
- Wed84°64°8%
- Thu89°66°21%
- Fri92°73°51%
- Sat80°71°46%
- Sun78°61°25%
- Mon77°57°14%
- Tue79°60°10%
- Wed84°61°23%
- Thu84°66°42%
- Fri88°68°39%
- Sat73°68°61%
- Sun75°69°46%
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 — Auburn
SPC includes Auburn in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Auburn
- 42206