Beechmont, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beechmont weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——89°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast38%—88°75°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast39%—83°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle19%—81°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—84°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear28%—90°67°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast48%—92°75°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
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 58 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:39 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Beechmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42323
16-Day Forecast — Beechmont
- Sat90°66°8%
- Sun88°74°38%
- Mon83°69°39%
- Tue81°66°19%
- Wed84°63°21%
- Thu90°67°28%
- Fri92°75°48%
- Sat84°71°42%
- Sun78°60°23%
- Mon78°57°9%
- Tue81°60°11%
- Wed83°60°26%
- Thu85°67°43%
- Fri88°68°45%
- Sat74°67°58%
- Sun74°68°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 — Beechmont
SPC includes Beechmont 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 Beechmont
- 42323
- 42321