Cave City, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cave City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers28%0.20″90°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—87°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm42%—85°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%—86°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers17%—89°70°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm57%0.01″86°70°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Showers53%0.29″73°69°-13°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65 — 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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 5.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cave City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42127
16-Day Forecast — Cave City
- Sun90°71°28%
- Mon87°72°26%
- Tue85°72°42%
- Wed86°70°23%
- Thu89°70°17%
- Fri86°70°57%
- Sat73°69°53%
- Sun85°67°24%
- Mon88°66°11%
- Tue75°54°11%
- Wed80°58°11%
- Thu83°63°27%
- Fri88°67°32%
- Sat87°67°48%
- Sun86°66°39%
- Mon87°66°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Cave City
SPC includes Cave City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Cave City
- 42127