Elizabethtown, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elizabethtown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle28%0.04″87°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—84°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm50%—84°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%—85°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers32%—87°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail60%0.12″84°68°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers50%0.15″76°69°-8°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:59 PM
- Moonset
- 11:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elizabethtown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42701
16-Day Forecast — Elizabethtown
- Sun87°70°28%
- Mon84°71°24%
- Tue84°71°50%
- Wed85°69°49%
- Thu87°70°32%
- Fri84°68°60%
- Sat76°69°50%
- Sun83°67°30%
- Mon84°67°14%
- Tue76°54°7%
- Wed80°58°9%
- Thu83°62°30%
- Fri86°64°29%
- Sat88°65°52%
- Sun88°65°36%
- Mon86°65°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Elizabethtown
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 — Elizabethtown
SPC includes Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown
- 42701
- 42702