Brandenburg, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brandenburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°68°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle30%0.04″89°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle25%—81°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—82°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——84°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—87°67°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast53%—90°74°+3°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 81 — 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 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 1.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Brandenburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40108
16-Day Forecast — Brandenburg
- Sat91°68°4%
- Sun89°73°30%
- Mon81°69°25%
- Tue82°66°12%
- Wed84°63°7%
- Thu87°67°36%
- Fri90°74°53%
- Sat83°68°42%
- Sun78°61°24%
- Mon77°56°17%
- Tue81°58°9%
- Wed83°59°16%
- Thu85°64°35%
- Fri86°67°35%
- Sat75°69°41%
- Sun79°67°45%
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 — Brandenburg
SPC includes Brandenburg 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 Brandenburg
- 40108