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Fort Mitchell, Kentucky Weather

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

Fort Mitchell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fort Mitchell, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 2:17 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
44%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
5:07 PM
Fort Mitchell, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Mitchell, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 93°
Fort Mitchell, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    93°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    28%
    0.91″
    90°73°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    79°68°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    79°63°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    86°64°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    36%
    88°67°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.08″
    89°70°+1°
Fort Mitchell, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · backing 33°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 33° from the ssw.
Fort Mitchell, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.9985.0985.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fort Mitchell, KY
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6hPeak ~111 @ 10 PM

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 124 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 126 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
152μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 124 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 126 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 124
UV peak
7.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 126

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fort Mitchell, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
89.1mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
18:17 UTC · Fort Mitchell, 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
18:17 UTC · Fort Mitchell, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort Mitchell, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Mitchell, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Mitchell, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
5:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fort Mitchell, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fort Mitchell, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Mitchell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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.

16-Day Forecast — Fort Mitchell

  1. Sat93°72°18%
  2. Sun90°73°28%
  3. Mon79°68°48%
  4. Tue79°63°15%
  5. Wed86°64°11%
  6. Thu88°67°36%
  7. Fri89°70°56%
  8. Sat81°69°43%
  9. Sun78°62°19%
  10. Mon78°58°14%
  11. Tue81°59°16%
  12. Wed86°61°23%
  13. Thu89°65°23%
  14. Fri90°68°17%
  15. Sat84°68°35%
  16. Sun79°66°30%

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 — Fort Mitchell

SPC has placed Fort Mitchell 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 Fort Mitchell

  • 41011
  • 41017

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.