Bedford, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bedford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle19%—86°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—85°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail29%—83°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast44%—86°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm33%—89°69°+3°
- FridayJul 10Showers60%0.23″79°68°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle51%—82°68°+3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bedford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40006
16-Day Forecast — Bedford
- Sun86°71°19%
- Mon85°72°20%
- Tue83°70°29%
- Wed86°66°44%
- Thu89°69°33%
- Fri79°68°60%
- Sat82°68°51%
- Sun80°67°26%
- Mon82°63°12%
- Tue75°53°6%
- Wed78°57°11%
- Thu83°60°24%
- Fri89°62°32%
- Sat87°63°39%
- Sun86°64°29%
- Mon86°64°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 — Bedford
SPC includes Bedford 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 Bedford
- 40006