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 5Heavy Rain32%0.40″86°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—86°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle23%—86°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—91°65°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle34%—93°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers69%0.12″75°69°-18°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle52%—83°68°+8°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 7.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- Sun86°71°32%
- Mon86°70°23%
- Tue86°69°23%
- Wed91°65°20%
- Thu93°69°34%
- Fri75°69°69%
- Sat83°68°52%
- Sun77°67°16%
- Mon80°65°10%
- Tue75°57°8%
- Wed81°59°13%
- Thu87°62°24%
- Fri88°63°29%
- Sat87°65°42%
- Sun87°65°33%
- Mon87°67°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 — Highland Heights
SPC includes Highland Heights in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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