Barbourmeade, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barbourmeade weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast22%—88°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast40%—85°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast24%—83°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy21%—88°66°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm39%—92°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm57%0.05″87°72°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle44%—84°69°-3°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Barbourmeade at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Barbourmeade
- Sun88°73°22%
- Mon85°72°40%
- Tue83°68°24%
- Wed88°66°21%
- Thu92°70°39%
- Fri87°72°57%
- Sat84°69°44%
- Sun79°66°19%
- Mon84°60°8%
- Tue86°63°5%
- Wed85°69°16%
- Thu87°65°19%
- Fri85°67°39%
- Sat94°72°33%
- Sun95°78°29%
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 — Barbourmeade
SPC has placed Barbourmeade 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 Barbourmeade
- 40242
- 40241