Island, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Rain37%0.33″89°72°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—81°70°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear12%—85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—91°70°+6°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail53%0.01″87°69°-4°
AQI 89 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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 42 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42350
16-Day Forecast — Island
- Sat89°69°17%
- Sun89°72°37%
- Mon81°70°15%
- Tue82°67°6%
- Wed85°64°12%
- Thu91°70°29%
- Fri87°69°53%
- Sat85°68°47%
- Sun77°64°22%
- Mon82°59°11%
- Tue86°63°8%
- Wed88°69°33%
- Thu84°66°39%
- Fri84°69°29%
- Sat93°73°46%
- Sun93°77°42%
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 — Island
SPC includes Island 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 Island
- 42350