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Burnside, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Burnside weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Burnside, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 3:31 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Sunset
5:01 PM
Burnside, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBurnside, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 72°H 91°
Burnside, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    90°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    92°72°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    50%
    90°69°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    19%
    80°66°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    87°64°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    92°65°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    59%
    93°70°+1°
Burnside, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 87°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 23 @ 9:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 128SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Burnside, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.7
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.7
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.0991.4991.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Burnside, KY
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+11 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 61 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
6.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 61

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Burnside, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.8mi
UNLIMITED
82 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:31 UTC · Burnside, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:31 UTC · Burnside, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Burnside, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Burnside, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Burnside, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:54 AM
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
5:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Burnside, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Burnside, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Burnside at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 42519

16-Day Forecast — Burnside

  1. Sat90°68°15%
  2. Sun92°72°24%
  3. Mon90°69°50%
  4. Tue80°66°19%
  5. Wed87°64°18%
  6. Thu92°65°38%
  7. Fri93°70°59%
  8. Sat84°71°46%
  9. Sun81°64°28%
  10. Mon80°55°15%
  11. Tue85°55°12%
  12. Wed89°59°18%
  13. Thu87°67°48%
  14. Fri89°68°45%
  15. Sat86°68°48%
  16. Sun78°67°58%

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 — Burnside

SPC has placed Burnside 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 Burnside

  • 42503
  • 42519
  • 42544
  • 42518

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.