Leitchfield, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leitchfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle11%0.04″88°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers36%1.6″86°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—81°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——81°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—87°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail54%—89°73°+2°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:36 PM
- Moonset
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Leitchfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 42754
16-Day Forecast — Leitchfield
- Sat88°66°11%
- Sun86°71°36%
- Mon81°68°15%
- Tue81°65°7%
- Wed82°63°6%
- Thu87°65°25%
- Fri89°73°54%
- Sat82°68°43%
- Sun78°59°26%
- Mon75°56°12%
- Tue79°58°10%
- Wed82°59°19%
- Thu82°66°35%
- Fri85°67°35%
- Sat73°67°45%
- Sun72°66°52%
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 — Leitchfield
SPC includes Leitchfield 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 Leitchfield
- 42754
- 42755