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Fort Thomas, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fort Thomas, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 10:09 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
59%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
5:07 PM
Fort Thomas, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Thomas, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 72°H 89°
Fort Thomas, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    92°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    38%
    0.98″
    89°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    82°70°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    15%
    82°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    88°64°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    90°67°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.02″
    83°71°-7°
Fort Thomas, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
199° · veering 91°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fort Thomas, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.4
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.4
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.2984.2984.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Thomas, KY
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
+35 in 6h

AQI 89 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fort Thomas, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.6mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
02:09 UTC · Fort Thomas, 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
02:09 UTC · Fort Thomas, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort Thomas, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Thomas, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Thomas, 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 Thomas, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 PM
Moonset
11:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fort Thomas, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Thomas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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: 41075

16-Day Forecast — Fort Thomas

  1. Sat92°72°15%
  2. Sun89°72°38%
  3. Mon82°70°31%
  4. Tue82°65°15%
  5. Wed88°64°6%
  6. Thu90°67°37%
  7. Fri83°71°56%
  8. Sat83°67°38%
  9. Sun78°62°20%
  10. Mon85°57°12%
  11. Tue85°62°11%
  12. Wed86°66°29%
  13. Thu87°60°28%
  14. Fri88°65°40%
  15. Sat95°69°42%
  16. Sun94°77°32%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 Thomas

SPC has placed Fort Thomas 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 Thomas

  • 41075

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.