Jackson, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jackson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast37%—90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain32%0.37″91°71°+1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail34%—88°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle20%—92°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—94°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy40%—94°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%—85°69°-9°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Jackson 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: 41339
16-Day Forecast — Jackson
- Sat90°72°37%
- Sun91°71°32%
- Mon88°71°34%
- Tue92°68°20%
- Wed94°66°11%
- Thu94°68°40%
- Fri85°69°58%
- Sat83°69°48%
- Sun82°64°36%
- Mon73°60°16%
- Tue83°57°17%
- Wed91°64°19%
- Thu95°65°19%
- Fri94°70°23%
- Sat77°71°24%
- Sun90°70°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Jackson
SPC has placed Jackson 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 Jackson
- 41339