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Earlington, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Earlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Earlington, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 6:14 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Earlington, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEarlington, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 71°H 88°
Earlington, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    11%
    0.15″
    89°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    33%
    0.20″
    88°71°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    16%
    82°69°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°65°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    11%
    85°63°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    23%
    92°67°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    50%
    91°75°-1°
Earlington, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · veering 73°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 34 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 73° from the sw.
Earlington, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.5
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.5
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.2993.5993.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Earlington, KY
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
+18 in 6h

AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Earlington, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.7mi
UNLIMITED
60 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:14 UTC · Earlington, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:14 UTC · Earlington, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Earlington, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Earlington, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Earlington, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Earlington, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:41 PM
Moonset
9:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Earlington, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Earlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 42410

16-Day Forecast — Earlington

  1. Sat89°67°11%
  2. Sun88°71°33%
  3. Mon82°69°16%
  4. Tue81°65°9%
  5. Wed85°63°11%
  6. Thu92°67°23%
  7. Fri91°75°50%
  8. Sat85°69°42%
  9. Sun77°61°23%
  10. Mon77°57°10%
  11. Tue80°60°7%
  12. Wed83°60°26%
  13. Thu85°65°42%
  14. Fri89°67°32%
  15. Sat78°68°32%
  16. Sun75°67°40%

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 — Earlington

SPC includes Earlington 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 Earlington

  • 42431
  • 42410

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.