Loretto, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loretto weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain30%0.06″88°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle37%—83°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle17%—81°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—84°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—88°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%—89°72°+1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 69
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Loretto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40037
16-Day Forecast — Loretto
- Sat88°69°6%
- Sun88°73°30%
- Mon83°71°37%
- Tue81°65°17%
- Wed84°64°15%
- Thu88°65°31%
- Fri89°72°51%
- Sat80°70°45%
- Sun78°59°19%
- Mon77°55°11%
- Tue80°57°15%
- Wed84°58°17%
- Thu84°65°13%
- Fri86°67°25%
- Sat76°68°39%
- Sun75°67°45%
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 — Loretto
SPC includes Loretto 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 Loretto
- 40037