Boston, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Boston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain32%0.14″88°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle30%—83°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle11%—82°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—88°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy51%—91°74°+3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Boston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40107
16-Day Forecast — Boston
- Sat89°70°6%
- Sun88°73°32%
- Mon83°71°30%
- Tue82°66°11%
- Wed85°64°7%
- Thu88°66°30%
- Fri91°74°51%
- Sat83°70°46%
- Sun80°61°26%
- Mon81°57°14%
- Tue83°57°9%
- Wed85°59°16%
- Thu86°64°29%
- Fri88°67°31%
- Sat76°69°39%
- Sun74°67°39%
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 — Boston
SPC includes Boston 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 Boston
- 40107