Buckhorn, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buckhorn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle40%0.01″91°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—94°73°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast46%—93°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle22%—83°66°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—89°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—93°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle58%—96°69°+3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 9.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Buckhorn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41721
16-Day Forecast — Buckhorn
- Sat91°73°40%
- Sun94°73°31%
- Mon93°72°46%
- Tue83°66°22%
- Wed89°64°14%
- Thu93°65°40%
- Fri96°69°58%
- Sat89°69°51%
- Sun78°67°36%
- Mon82°58°15%
- Tue87°57°17%
- Wed92°60°19%
- Thu88°68°19%
- Fri86°69°23%
- Sat90°69°24%
- Sun87°68°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 — Buckhorn
SPC has placed Buckhorn in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Buckhorn
- 41721