Weather in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elizabethtown, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Elizabethtown, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
49°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
Elizabethtown, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast33%84°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%89°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers52%81°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers60%66°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle43%70°56°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle38%74°57°
Elizabethtown, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Elizabethtown, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
212° · veering 69°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
34
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
Elizabethtown, KY
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elizabethtown, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elizabethtown, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elizabethtown, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elizabethtown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 2 (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.