Fountain Run, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fountain Run weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain12%0.07″92°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain23%1.1″91°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—84°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle13%—81°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—84°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—90°68°+6°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail53%0.01″80°72°-10°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fountain Run at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42133
16-Day Forecast — Fountain Run
- Sat92°68°12%
- Sun91°73°23%
- Mon84°69°31%
- Tue81°67°13%
- Wed84°65°13%
- Thu90°68°23%
- Fri80°72°53%
- Sat81°70°50%
- Sun77°66°29%
- Mon83°60°16%
- Tue84°66°10%
- Wed85°69°32%
- Thu76°65°42%
- Fri81°65°41%
- Sat88°71°45%
- Sun90°71°45%
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 — Fountain Run
SPC has placed Fountain Run 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 Fountain Run
- 42133