Beaver Dam, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beaver Dam weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain10%0.14″89°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers36%1.1″89°72°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—81°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—83°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—89°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle54%—91°75°+2°
AQI 89 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 46 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 68 — 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 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:38 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Beaver Dam at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42320
16-Day Forecast — Beaver Dam
- Sat89°68°10%
- Sun89°72°36%
- Mon81°69°17%
- Tue81°66°8%
- Wed83°63°11%
- Thu89°66°29%
- Fri91°75°54%
- Sat83°69°48%
- Sun77°62°23%
- Mon78°57°13%
- Tue81°60°9%
- Wed83°60°33%
- Thu84°65°39%
- Fri86°67°29%
- Sat72°67°46%
- Sun74°67°42%
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 — Beaver Dam
SPC includes Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam
- 42320