Louisa, Kentucky Weather
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Louisa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—91°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle61%—89°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle42%0.01″83°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—90°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—90°65°0°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle60%—88°71°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle48%—79°66°-9°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Louisa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41230
16-Day Forecast — Louisa
- Sat91°75°21%
- Sun91°72°35%
- Mon89°70°61%
- Tue83°68°42%
- Wed90°64°18%
- Thu90°65°25%
- Fri88°71°60%
- Sat79°66°48%
- Sun82°62°22%
- Mon90°56°14%
- Tue90°61°7%
- Wed83°62°20%
- Thu88°61°32%
- Fri88°66°32%
- Sat92°69°37%
- Sun95°70°43%
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 — Louisa
SPC has placed Louisa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Louisa
- 41230