Chaplin, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chaplin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—88°73°+1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle32%—88°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—86°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—87°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy31%—89°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%0.05″76°69°-13°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 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 51 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 63
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
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Chaplin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40012
16-Day Forecast — Chaplin
- Sat87°69°6%
- Sun88°73°24%
- Mon88°71°32%
- Tue86°67°14%
- Wed87°66°14%
- Thu89°67°31%
- Fri76°69°50%
- Sat85°69°46%
- Sun79°64°24%
- Mon72°58°13%
- Tue77°60°14%
- Wed84°62°12%
- Thu88°65°19%
- Fri87°70°26%
- Sat79°68°23%
- Sun87°70°35%
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 — Chaplin
SPC includes Chaplin 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 Chaplin
- 40008
- 40012