Dover, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dover weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—95°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers33%1.2″93°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm46%—86°71°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—85°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy13%—91°66°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—91°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle59%0.11″82°70°-9°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 98 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 77 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 98 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 77 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 98
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 77
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dover at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 41034
16-Day Forecast — Dover
- Sat95°75°11%
- Sun93°74°33%
- Mon86°71°46%
- Tue85°65°18%
- Wed91°66°13%
- Thu91°68°36%
- Fri82°70°59%
- Sat87°67°46%
- Sun80°63°23%
- Mon71°58°13%
- Tue78°64°17%
- Wed86°63°26%
- Thu88°68°26%
- Fri87°71°21%
- Sat84°71°32%
- Sun90°71°32%
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 — Dover
SPC has placed Dover 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 Dover
- 41034