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Greenup, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Greenup weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Greenup, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 12:53 PM
91
°
Overcast
Feels like
101°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:59 PM
Greenup, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGreenup, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 73°H 94°
Greenup, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    22%
    94°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    95°73°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    92°71°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    20%
    91°66°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    95°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    94°68°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    83°71°-11°
Greenup, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 13°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 2
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 2 · pk 11 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Greenup, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.5
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.5
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.4995.4995.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Greenup, KY
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6hPeak ~83 @ 10 PM

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 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.

PM 2.5Good
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
138μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
6.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 59

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Greenup, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.5mi
UNLIMITED
83 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:53 UTC · Greenup, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:53 UTC · Greenup, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Greenup, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Greenup, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Greenup, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Greenup, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Greenup, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Greenup at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 41144

16-Day Forecast — Greenup

  1. Sat94°75°22%
  2. Sun95°73°28%
  3. Mon92°71°41%
  4. Tue91°66°20%
  5. Wed95°66°11%
  6. Thu94°68°23%
  7. Fri83°71°57%
  8. Sat90°67°49%
  9. Sun81°65°25%
  10. Mon76°59°12%
  11. Tue86°60°17%
  12. Wed92°64°21%
  13. Thu95°68°23%
  14. Fri97°70°17%
  15. Sat82°70°26%
  16. Sun93°70°28%

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 — Greenup

SPC has placed Greenup in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Greenup

  • 41144

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.