Elkton, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle—0.02″91°65°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle33%0.03″88°73°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—84°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle11%—81°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear20%—91°66°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%—92°73°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 71 — 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 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:39 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Elkton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42220
16-Day Forecast — Elkton
- Sat91°65°6%
- Sun88°73°33%
- Mon84°68°21%
- Tue81°65°11%
- Wed84°64°9%
- Thu91°66°20%
- Fri92°73°50%
- Sat82°70°43%
- Sun77°61°26%
- Mon78°58°12%
- Tue80°60°10%
- Wed84°61°26%
- Thu84°67°43%
- Fri84°68°45%
- Sat71°68°58%
- Sun77°68°42%
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 — Elkton
SPC includes Elkton 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 Elkton
- 42220