Farmington, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Farmington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain20%1.1″89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast39%—90°72°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain21%0.75″84°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—84°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear16%—86°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—91°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast49%—92°77°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.4 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Farmington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42040
16-Day Forecast — Farmington
- Sat89°69°20%
- Sun90°72°39%
- Mon84°69°21%
- Tue84°65°11%
- Wed86°64°16%
- Thu91°67°18%
- Fri92°77°49%
- Sat83°71°48%
- Sun78°62°26%
- Mon80°58°15%
- Tue81°61°8%
- Wed84°61°18%
- Thu84°65°29%
- Fri88°68°39%
- Sat78°67°39%
- Sun77°68°39%
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 — Farmington
SPC has placed Farmington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Farmington
- 42040
- 42066