Clay City, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clay City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast34%—89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—91°72°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—87°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle17%—80°66°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—88°64°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—90°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle57%—92°70°+2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 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 48 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Clay City 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: 40312
16-Day Forecast — Clay City
- Sat89°71°34%
- Sun91°72°25%
- Mon87°70°36%
- Tue80°66°17%
- Wed88°64°11%
- Thu90°65°37%
- Fri92°70°57%
- Sat86°68°45%
- Sun81°64°31%
- Mon81°55°15%
- Tue83°57°17%
- Wed90°58°16%
- Thu87°66°19%
- Fri87°69°22%
- Sat80°69°32%
- Sun78°67°45%
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 — Clay City
SPC has placed Clay City 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 Clay City
- 40312