Dry Ridge, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dry Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Showers36%0.21″90°72°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle36%—81°69°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—83°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—89°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail57%0.11″83°69°-6°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dry Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41035
16-Day Forecast — Dry Ridge
- Sat89°71°11%
- Sun90°72°36%
- Mon81°69°36%
- Tue83°65°15%
- Wed87°64°5%
- Thu89°65°37%
- Fri83°69°57%
- Sat84°67°43%
- Sun76°61°20%
- Mon84°56°13%
- Tue85°60°10%
- Wed85°65°20%
- Thu84°60°30%
- Fri87°65°35%
- Sat94°68°27%
- Sun93°74°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Dry Ridge
SPC has placed Dry Ridge 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 Dry Ridge
- 41035