Kuttawa, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kuttawa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain13%0.46″90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers33%0.81″88°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—84°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear14%—86°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—91°66°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast50%—92°77°+1°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kuttawa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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°13%
- Sun88°72°33%
- Mon84°69°13%
- Tue83°65°9%
- Wed86°63°14%
- Thu91°66°23%
- Fri92°77°50%
- Sat85°68°46%
- Sun78°62°26%
- Mon78°57°14%
- Tue81°61°7%
- Wed85°60°19%
- Thu86°64°39%
- Fri89°68°32%
- Sat80°69°36%
- Sun76°67°35%
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 — 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