Crab Orchard, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crab Orchard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—90°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—85°72°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm49%—85°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm20%—84°69°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail16%—86°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm69%0.21″80°69°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle53%0.04″74°69°-6°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 56 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 6.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Crab Orchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40419
16-Day Forecast — Crab Orchard
- Sun90°70°15%
- Mon85°72°28%
- Tue85°69°49%
- Wed84°69°20%
- Thu86°69°16%
- Fri80°69°69%
- Sat74°69°53%
- Sun83°66°26%
- Mon82°66°13%
- Tue74°54°8%
- Wed78°57°12%
- Thu84°61°26%
- Fri88°63°36%
- Sat87°65°46%
- Sun85°65°37%
- Mon85°64°38%
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 — Crab Orchard
SPC has placed Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard
- 40419