Burkesville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Burkesville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers13%0.19″92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain32%1.8″91°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast43%—89°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle15%—82°66°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—88°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—92°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%—92°71°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 65 — 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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 3.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:31 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Burkesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42717
16-Day Forecast — Burkesville
- Sat92°70°13%
- Sun91°74°32%
- Mon89°68°43%
- Tue82°66°15%
- Wed88°64°12%
- Thu92°64°19%
- Fri92°71°56%
- Sat85°71°49%
- Sun80°60°30%
- Mon80°56°12%
- Tue83°57°11%
- Wed89°60°26%
- Thu87°67°48%
- Fri90°69°45%
- Sat79°68°49%
- Sun82°67°48%
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 — Burkesville
SPC has placed Burkesville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Burkesville
- 42717