Elk Creek, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain—1.8″88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain31%0.23″87°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle20%—81°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—88°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail49%0.15″86°70°-2°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.
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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elk Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Elk Creek
- Sat88°70°8%
- Sun87°72°31%
- Mon81°70°20%
- Tue83°67°9%
- Wed86°65°7%
- Thu88°67°35%
- Fri86°70°49%
- Sat84°69°47%
- Sun78°63°24%
- Mon81°58°18%
- Tue86°61°9%
- Wed84°67°16%
- Thu85°64°29%
- Fri81°65°31%
- Sat91°70°39%
- Sun92°75°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 — Elk Creek
SPC includes Elk Creek 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 Elk Creek
- 40023
- 40071