Dexter, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dexter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—92°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle25%0.01″88°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle35%0.02″84°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—83°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear35%—87°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy27%—91°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—92°77°+1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 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 61 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 9.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dexter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42036
16-Day Forecast — Dexter
- Sat92°69°11%
- Sun88°71°25%
- Mon84°69°35%
- Tue83°66°27%
- Wed87°64°35%
- Thu91°66°27%
- Fri92°77°47%
- Sat83°71°40%
- Sun79°63°26%
- Mon79°58°12%
- Tue81°61°8%
- Wed84°61°13%
- Thu85°65°13%
- Fri89°68°11%
- Sat77°68°29%
- Sun77°68°23%
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 — Dexter
SPC has placed Dexter 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 Dexter
- 42036
- 42020