Big Clifty, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Clifty weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°67°—
- SundayJul 5Showers36%0.18″87°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—80°68°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——81°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—87°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail52%—89°73°+2°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 63 — 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 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 1.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Big Clifty at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42712
16-Day Forecast — Big Clifty
- Sat88°67°7%
- Sun87°72°36%
- Mon80°68°17%
- Tue81°65°8%
- Wed82°63°6%
- Thu87°65°25%
- Fri89°73°52%
- Sat81°67°41%
- Sun77°60°27%
- Mon76°56°12%
- Tue80°58°10%
- Wed82°59°16%
- Thu83°66°40%
- Fri85°67°40%
- Sat76°67°48%
- Sun72°66°52%
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 — Big Clifty
SPC includes Big Clifty 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 Big Clifty
- 42712