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 5Overcast25%—88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—85°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm24%—88°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—89°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—91°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers67%0.10″76°69°-15°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle54%0.01″83°68°+7°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 5.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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: 13°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
- Sun88°70°25%
- Mon85°72°24%
- Tue88°70°24%
- Wed89°66°20%
- Thu91°69°36%
- Fri76°69°67%
- Sat83°68°54%
- Sun77°66°12%
- Mon81°63°11%
- Tue76°53°7%
- Wed82°57°12%
- Thu87°60°24%
- Fri91°61°29%
- Sat89°64°32%
- Sun88°64°29%
- Mon88°64°32%
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 includes Dry Ridge in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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