Florence, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Florence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear14%—92°72°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle27%0.03″90°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle45%—79°68°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—78°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—86°63°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—88°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle56%0.07″89°69°+1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 73 — 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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Florence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41042
16-Day Forecast — Florence
- Sat92°72°14%
- Sun90°73°27%
- Mon79°68°45%
- Tue78°63°15%
- Wed86°63°11%
- Thu88°65°33%
- Fri89°69°56%
- Sat81°67°42%
- Sun78°62°19%
- Mon78°56°13%
- Tue80°56°17%
- Wed85°58°20%
- Thu87°63°27%
- Fri90°68°30%
- Sat80°69°39%
- Sun78°66°48%
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 — Florence
SPC has placed Florence 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 Florence
- 41042
- 41022