Highland Heights, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highland Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain36%3.1″89°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle32%—82°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—82°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—90°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm56%0.02″83°71°-7°
AQI 93 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 83. 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 83. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Highland Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Highland Heights
- Sat91°72°15%
- Sun89°72°36%
- Mon82°69°32%
- Tue82°65°15%
- Wed88°64°6%
- Thu90°67°36%
- Fri83°71°56%
- Sat83°67°38%
- Sun78°61°19%
- Mon85°57°12%
- Tue85°62°11%
- Wed86°66°20%
- Thu86°59°27%
- Fri88°65°30%
- Sat95°68°39%
- Sun94°77°48%
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 — Highland Heights
SPC has placed Highland Heights 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 Highland Heights
- 41076
- 41099