Hardin, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hardin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers40%0.12″91°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle43%—88°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain36%3.2″83°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—86°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm17%—88°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy24%—92°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%—87°75°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.6 µg/m³.
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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hardin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42048
16-Day Forecast — Hardin
- Sat91°69°40%
- Sun88°70°43%
- Mon83°71°36%
- Tue86°67°27%
- Wed88°66°17%
- Thu92°71°24%
- Fri87°75°49%
- Sat88°71°49%
- Sun76°66°16%
- Mon85°62°8%
- Tue88°66°4%
- Wed90°71°13%
- Thu88°68°19%
- Fri89°71°28%
- Sat92°74°32%
- Sun93°74°31%
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 — Hardin
SPC has placed Hardin 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 Hardin
- 42048