Lebanon, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lebanon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—88°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—84°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail41%—84°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail25%—85°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle26%—87°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail65%0.07″83°69°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers56%0.34″75°68°-8°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 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 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 5.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lebanon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40033
16-Day Forecast — Lebanon
- Sun88°71°16%
- Mon84°71°22%
- Tue84°70°41%
- Wed85°70°25%
- Thu87°69°26%
- Fri83°69°65%
- Sat75°68°56%
- Sun83°67°25%
- Mon85°67°13%
- Tue75°54°8%
- Wed78°57°10%
- Thu82°61°27%
- Fri86°63°29%
- Sat87°65°55%
- Sun86°65°41%
- Mon85°65°32%
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 — Lebanon
SPC includes Lebanon 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 Lebanon
- 40033