Weather in Drakesboro, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Drakesboro, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
74%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Drakesboro, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
8p
58°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
Drakesboro, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle35%85°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers50%88°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers54%72°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle39%68°60°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle39%79°62°
Drakesboro, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Drakesboro, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
103° · backing 65°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Drakesboro, KY
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Drakesboro, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Drakesboro, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:16 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Drakesboro, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Drakesboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.