LaFayette, Kentucky Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
LaFayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle32%0.02″86°69°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—85°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail60%—89°70°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—93°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle38%—93°73°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle44%—93°70°0°
- SundayJul 12Light Drizzle41%—90°69°-3°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50.
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 78 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 12:08 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
LaFayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — LaFayette
- Mon86°69°32%
- Tue85°70°26%
- Wed89°70°60%
- Thu93°68°20%
- Fri93°73°38%
- Sat93°70°44%
- Sun90°69°41%
- Mon91°71°11%
- Tue97°72°8%
- Wed97°74°8%
- Thu84°69°12%
- Fri77°63°19%
- Sat80°61°29%
- Sun82°60°29%
- Mon85°62°42%
- Tue89°65°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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