Frankfort, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Frankfort weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—90°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—87°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail42%—84°72°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail50%—84°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle21%—88°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Showers66%0.04″84°69°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle55%0.01″81°69°-3°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Frankfort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40601
16-Day Forecast — Frankfort
- Sun90°73°15%
- Mon87°74°20%
- Tue84°72°42%
- Wed84°68°50%
- Thu88°70°21%
- Fri84°69°66%
- Sat81°69°55%
- Sun81°67°27%
- Mon83°65°13%
- Tue77°54°7%
- Wed81°58°12%
- Thu85°61°27%
- Fri88°62°25%
- Sat91°64°45%
- Sun88°65°33%
- Mon88°64°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 — Frankfort
SPC includes Frankfort in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Frankfort
- 40601
- 40603
- 40618
- 40619
- 40620
- 40621
- 40622