Junction City, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Junction City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°67°—
- SundayJul 5Rain33%0.20″88°71°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—84°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—79°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——85°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—87°66°+2°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail56%—84°72°-3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Junction City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40440
16-Day Forecast — Junction City
- Sat88°67°8%
- Sun88°71°33%
- Mon84°68°23%
- Tue79°66°12%
- Wed85°64°8%
- Thu87°66°22%
- Fri84°72°56%
- Sat81°68°48%
- Sun75°63°28%
- Mon81°56°12%
- Tue83°62°11%
- Wed82°65°19%
- Thu82°67°39%
- Fri81°65°35%
- Sat89°69°42%
- Sun89°73°50%
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 — Junction City
SPC includes Junction City 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 Junction City
- 40422
- 40440