Ghent, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ghent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—92°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain28%0.15″91°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle47%—84°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——80°64°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——86°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—90°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle54%0.05″92°72°+2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 78 — 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 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 78
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ghent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41045
16-Day Forecast — Ghent
- Sat92°72°18%
- Sun91°73°28%
- Mon84°69°47%
- Tue80°64°8%
- Wed86°64°5%
- Thu90°66°35%
- Fri92°72°54%
- Sat83°67°40%
- Sun78°61°20%
- Mon78°56°13%
- Tue82°56°11%
- Wed86°59°18%
- Thu89°63°29%
- Fri90°68°31%
- Sat81°70°30%
- Sun81°66°40%
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 — Ghent
SPC has placed Ghent 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 Ghent
- 41045