Bellefonte, Kentucky Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bellefonte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle32%0.02″89°70°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast33%—86°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail46%—87°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers41%—90°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm76%0.04″86°69°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers66%—92°71°+6°
- SundayJul 12Overcast21%—92°68°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 76
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Bellefonte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Bellefonte
- Mon88°70°32%
- Tue86°69°33%
- Wed87°70°46%
- Thu90°68°41%
- Fri86°69°76%
- Sat92°71°66%
- Sun92°68°21%
- Mon92°68°13%
- Tue79°65°10%
- Wed98°73°13%
- Thu86°64°15%
- Fri72°57°29%
- Sat81°55°26%
- Sun87°62°32%
- Mon90°59°24%
- Tue94°62°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Bellefonte
SPC includes Bellefonte 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 Bellefonte
- 41101