Frenchburg, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Frenchburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—88°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast39%—86°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail42%—86°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm19%—83°69°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail20%—84°68°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm69%0.05″83°68°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast58%—79°68°-4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 7.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Frenchburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40322
16-Day Forecast — Frenchburg
- Sun88°71°12%
- Mon86°72°39%
- Tue86°70°42%
- Wed83°69°19%
- Thu84°68°20%
- Fri83°68°69%
- Sat79°68°58%
- Sun82°66°21%
- Mon82°66°14%
- Tue77°55°11%
- Wed82°60°11%
- Thu88°59°27%
- Fri94°61°33%
- Sat92°63°43%
- Sun89°65°48%
- Mon88°62°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 — Frenchburg
SPC has placed Frenchburg 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 Frenchburg
- 40322