Bowling Green, Kentucky Weather
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Bowling Green weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°65°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers32%0.71″91°72°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—84°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—89°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%—91°74°+2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 91 — 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 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 91
- UV peak
- 3.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 91
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bowling Green at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 42101, 42103, 42104
16-Day Forecast — Bowling Green
- Sat91°65°5%
- Sun91°72°32%
- Mon84°69°21%
- Tue82°66°9%
- Wed85°63°7%
- Thu89°66°22%
- Fri91°74°52%
- Sat83°71°48%
- Sun79°60°25%
- Mon78°57°13%
- Tue80°59°10%
- Wed84°60°23%
- Thu84°66°42%
- Fri89°68°39%
- Sat74°67°61%
- Sun80°69°46%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Bowling Green
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 — Bowling Green
SPC includes Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green
- 42104
- 42103
- 42101
- 42102