Hurstbourne Acres, Kentucky Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hurstbourne Acres weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle11%—89°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—87°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast41%—89°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle50%—87°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle40%—91°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm65%1.7″81°67°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm57%0.09″83°69°+2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:01 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Hurstbourne Acres at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Hurstbourne Acres
- Sun89°72°11%
- Mon86°75°20%
- Tue89°72°41%
- Wed87°68°50%
- Thu91°71°40%
- Fri81°67°65%
- Sat83°69°57%
- Sun81°69°28%
- Mon87°70°16%
- Tue91°73°6%
- Wed79°62°11%
- Thu81°61°25%
- Fri72°65°29%
- Sat73°65°20%
- Sun79°67°23%
- Mon81°67°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Hurstbourne Acres
SPC includes Hurstbourne Acres 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 Hurstbourne Acres
- 40220