London, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
London weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle26%0.06″85°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail43%—85°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers42%—87°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm29%—85°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm62%0.04″82°67°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle62%0.08″73°69°-9°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61 — 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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
London at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 40741, 40744
16-Day Forecast — London
- Sun89°68°13%
- Mon85°72°26%
- Tue85°69°43%
- Wed87°68°42%
- Thu85°68°29%
- Fri82°67°62%
- Sat73°69°62%
- Sun82°66°31%
- Mon88°68°23%
- Tue74°59°12%
- Wed80°56°12%
- Thu86°59°27%
- Fri88°62°35%
- Sat91°64°39%
- Sun88°64°40%
- Mon86°63°36%
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 — London
SPC has placed London in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 London
- 40741
- 40744
- 40743