Breckinridge Center, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Breckinridge Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers15%0.16″93°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain25%0.42″89°73°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—81°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear11%—87°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—90°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%—91°76°+1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 51 — 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 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Breckinridge Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Breckinridge Center
- Sat92°69°15%
- Sun89°73°25%
- Mon81°69°15%
- Tue81°65°4%
- Wed87°65°11%
- Thu90°68°33%
- Fri91°76°52%
- Sat86°68°43%
- Sun77°61°21%
- Mon77°58°11%
- Tue79°60°5%
- Wed83°59°19%
- Thu86°65°35%
- Fri86°68°33%
- Sat81°67°32%
- 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 — Breckinridge Center
SPC has placed Breckinridge Center in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Breckinridge Center
- 42437