LaFayette, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
LaFayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain35%5.9″89°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—87°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—82°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy19%—94°66°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—95°74°+1°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
LaFayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — LaFayette
- Sat91°68°6%
- Sun89°73°35%
- Mon87°68°19%
- Tue82°66°10%
- Wed89°64°9%
- Thu94°66°19%
- Fri95°74°48%
- Sat85°70°47%
- Sun80°62°30%
- Mon79°58°12%
- Tue82°60°9%
- Wed86°61°26%
- Thu85°66°32%
- Fri88°68°42%
- Sat72°68°42%
- Sun76°67°48%
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 — LaFayette
SPC includes LaFayette 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 LaFayette
- 42254