Burlington, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Burlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy15%—92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle26%0.02″89°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle45%—84°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—85°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—88°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—90°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%—80°71°-10°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 106 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 123 around 1 PM.
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 106 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 123 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 106
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 123
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Burlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41005
16-Day Forecast — Burlington
- Sat92°71°15%
- Sun89°72°26%
- Mon84°70°45%
- Tue85°65°14%
- Wed88°66°11%
- Thu90°67°34%
- Fri80°71°56%
- Sat85°66°41%
- Sun78°62°19%
- Mon70°56°14%
- Tue74°60°17%
- Wed83°62°23%
- Thu87°68°23%
- Fri81°70°17%
- Sat86°68°35%
- Sun90°71°30%
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 — Burlington
SPC has placed Burlington 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 Burlington
- 41005