Liberty, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Liberty weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain34%0.40″90°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—84°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—80°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——84°65°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy23%—87°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail58%—81°71°-6°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 49 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Liberty at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42539
16-Day Forecast — Liberty
- Sat90°70°13%
- Sun90°72°34%
- Mon84°70°26%
- Tue80°66°12%
- Wed84°65°9%
- Thu87°66°23%
- Fri81°71°58%
- Sat79°69°47%
- Sun76°64°32%
- Mon83°58°13%
- Tue83°63°12%
- Wed83°65°19%
- Thu79°67°39%
- Fri81°65°35%
- Sat88°68°42%
- Sun88°72°50%
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 — Liberty
SPC has placed Liberty in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Liberty
- 42539