Horse Cave, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Horse Cave weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast31%—90°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain29%0.87″87°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail37%—85°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail45%—86°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers26%—88°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm56%—86°70°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Showers52%0.41″74°69°-12°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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
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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Horse Cave at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42749
16-Day Forecast — Horse Cave
- Sun90°70°31%
- Mon87°72°29%
- Tue85°73°37%
- Wed86°70°45%
- Thu88°70°26%
- Fri86°70°56%
- Sat74°69°52%
- Sun85°67°31%
- Mon87°66°18%
- Tue74°54°8%
- Wed78°59°10%
- Thu83°62°27%
- Fri87°67°32%
- Sat86°67°48%
- Sun86°66°39%
- Mon85°66°29%
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 — Horse Cave
SPC includes Horse Cave 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 Horse Cave
- 42749