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 4Light Drizzle18%0.02″89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast37%—88°71°-1°
- MondayJul 6Showers14%3.2″84°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear12%—85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—91°70°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%0.01″87°69°-4°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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: 76°F — typical for the season
- 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°18%
- Sun88°71°37%
- Mon84°70°14%
- 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°19%
- Thu84°66°23%
- Fri84°69°35%
- Sat93°73°39%
- 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 has placed Island 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 Island
- 42350