Crittenden, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crittenden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy11%—90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain26%0.28″91°72°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle39%—81°68°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—80°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°63°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—89°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers57%0.18″90°69°+1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 65 — 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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Crittenden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41030
16-Day Forecast — Crittenden
- Sat90°72°11%
- Sun91°72°26%
- Mon81°68°39%
- Tue80°63°15%
- Wed86°63°6%
- Thu89°64°36%
- Fri90°69°57%
- Sat81°66°40%
- Sun79°60°19%
- Mon78°55°12%
- Tue81°56°11%
- Wed87°58°20%
- Thu88°63°27%
- Fri90°67°30%
- Sat77°69°39%
- Sun74°66°48%
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 — Crittenden
SPC has placed Crittenden 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 Crittenden
- 41035
- 41030