Crab Orchard, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crab Orchard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle29%0.05″91°72°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle24%—84°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—79°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—86°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%—86°71°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 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 42 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Crab Orchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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
- Sat89°69°13%
- Sun91°72°29%
- Mon84°69°24%
- Tue79°65°14%
- Wed83°64°7%
- Thu86°64°20%
- Fri86°71°53%
- Sat81°69°47%
- Sun78°61°28%
- Mon77°54°13%
- Tue79°56°11%
- Wed85°59°17%
- Thu84°66°48%
- Fri85°68°42%
- Sat83°69°36%
- Sun78°67°55%
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 — Crab Orchard
SPC has placed Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard
- 40419