Fort Wright, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Wright weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle15%0.01″94°72°—
- SundayJul 5Showers26%0.26″90°73°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle48%—84°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—85°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—89°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—90°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%—82°71°-8°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 133 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 154 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 133 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 154 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 133
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 154
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Wright 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.
16-Day Forecast — Fort Wright
- Sat94°72°15%
- Sun90°73°26%
- Mon84°70°48%
- Tue85°64°15%
- Wed89°65°11%
- Thu90°67°36%
- Fri82°71°56%
- Sat87°66°44%
- Sun79°64°19%
- Mon70°58°14%
- Tue75°61°16%
- Wed85°62°23%
- Thu89°67°23%
- Fri83°70°17%
- Sat85°69°35%
- Sun90°71°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 Wright
SPC has placed Fort Wright 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 Wright
- 41011
- 41015
- 41017