La Center, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers17%0.82″92°69°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle26%0.03″89°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—86°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—87°65°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—93°67°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast52%—93°78°0°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.9 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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
La Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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: 42056
16-Day Forecast — La Center
- Sat92°69°17%
- Sun89°72°26%
- Mon86°70°16%
- Tue86°65°8%
- Wed87°65°13%
- Thu93°67°25%
- Fri93°78°52%
- Sat87°71°39%
- Sun81°64°20%
- Mon82°59°14%
- Tue83°62°5%
- Wed86°61°19%
- Thu86°65°23%
- Fri89°69°32%
- Sat80°69°29%
- Sun76°68°32%
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 — La Center
SPC has placed La Center 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 La Center
- 42056