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Flat Lick, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Flat Lick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Flat Lick, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 3:31 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
94°
Humidity
58%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
4:57 PM
Flat Lick, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFlat Lick, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 72°H 91°
Flat Lick, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    42%
    0.15″
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    32%
    91°72°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    56%
    92°69°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    81°65°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    18%
    87°63°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    44%
    92°64°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    0.29″
    94°68°+2°
Flat Lick, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · veering 46°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 3
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
avg 3 · pk 19 @ 11:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 96SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 46° from the se.
Flat Lick, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.1
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.1
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.9973.7973.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Flat Lick, KY
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
7.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 40

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Flat Lick, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.2mi
UNLIMITED
72 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:31 UTC · Flat Lick, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:31 UTC · Flat Lick, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Flat Lick, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Flat Lick, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Flat Lick, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
4:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Flat Lick, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Flat Lick, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Flat Lick at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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: 40935

16-Day Forecast — Flat Lick

  1. Sat86°70°42%
  2. Sun91°72°32%
  3. Mon92°69°56%
  4. Tue81°65°34%
  5. Wed87°63°18%
  6. Thu92°64°44%
  7. Fri94°68°64%
  8. Sat83°69°52%
  9. Sun75°60°35%
  10. Mon80°55°18%
  11. Tue85°55°16%
  12. Wed89°60°19%
  13. Thu86°65°42%
  14. Fri82°67°46%
  15. Sat88°67°42%
  16. Sun85°66°57%

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 — Flat Lick

SPC has placed Flat Lick in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Flat Lick

  • 40935

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.