Kuttawa, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kuttawa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain35%0.14″90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers35%0.81″88°70°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—85°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy14%—87°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—91°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail50%—88°73°-3°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.0 µg/m³.
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 40 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 40
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 4h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kuttawa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42055
16-Day Forecast — Kuttawa
- Sat90°70°35%
- Sun88°70°35%
- Mon85°70°13%
- Tue85°67°9%
- Wed87°65°14%
- Thu91°70°23%
- Fri88°73°50%
- Sat86°69°46%
- Sun79°65°26%
- Mon85°60°14%
- Tue87°64°7%
- Wed90°69°19%
- Thu86°65°39%
- Fri86°71°32%
- Sat92°75°36%
- Sun93°73°35%
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 — Kuttawa
SPC has placed Kuttawa 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 Kuttawa
- 42038
- 42055