Beech Grove, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beech Grove weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers23%0.09″91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain28%0.23″88°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle20%—81°70°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—86°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—89°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail53%0.19″87°69°-2°
AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.
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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Beech Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42322
16-Day Forecast — Beech Grove
- Sat91°70°23%
- Sun88°71°28%
- Mon81°70°20%
- Tue83°67°5%
- Wed86°65°13%
- Thu89°71°30%
- Fri87°69°53%
- Sat84°69°43%
- Sun77°64°21%
- Mon82°60°11%
- Tue86°63°6%
- Wed88°70°26%
- Thu85°66°42%
- Fri85°68°32%
- Sat91°74°32%
- Sun91°77°40%
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 — Beech Grove
SPC has placed Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove
- 42327
- 42322