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Jeffersontown, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jeffersontown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Jeffersontown, KY
Sunday, July 5 at 3:17 PM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
58%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Sunset
5:08 PM
Jeffersontown, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJeffersontown, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 73°H 89°
Jeffersontown, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.01″
    89°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.04″
    84°73°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    83°71°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    19%
    86°69°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    38%
    92°71°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    0.31″
    83°69°-9°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    80°71°-3°
Jeffersontown, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · steady
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Jeffersontown, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.2
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.2
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.0989.2990.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Jeffersontown, KY
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
7.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Jeffersontown, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
34%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.5mi
UNLIMITED
69 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:17 UTC · Jeffersontown, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:17 UTC · Jeffersontown, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Jeffersontown, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jeffersontown, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jeffersontown, KY
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:54 AM
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
5:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Jeffersontown, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 PM
Moonset
11:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Jeffersontown, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jeffersontown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Jeffersontown

  1. Sun89°72°12%
  2. Mon84°73°26%
  3. Tue83°71°36%
  4. Wed86°69°19%
  5. Thu92°71°38%
  6. Fri83°69°67%
  7. Sat80°71°52%
  8. Sun81°68°21%
  9. Mon83°67°10%
  10. Tue77°56°6%
  11. Wed81°59°11%
  12. Thu85°64°30%
  13. Fri88°65°29%
  14. Sat89°67°48%
  15. Sun88°67°39%
  16. Mon88°66°32%

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 — Jeffersontown

SPC includes Jeffersontown 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 Jeffersontown

  • 40299
  • 40220
  • 40223
  • 40224

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.