Lowes, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—91°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—88°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—85°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—85°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear21%—87°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—92°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—93°77°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 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 61 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lowes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42061
16-Day Forecast — Lowes
- Sat92°69°12%
- Sun88°71°23%
- Mon85°70°36%
- Tue85°65°20%
- Wed87°65°21%
- Thu92°67°20%
- Fri93°77°46%
- Sat84°71°35%
- Sun80°63°20%
- Mon81°59°11%
- Tue82°62°9%
- Wed85°62°19%
- Thu84°66°23%
- Fri88°68°32%
- Sat80°69°29%
- Sun76°68°32%
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 — Lowes
SPC has placed Lowes 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 Lowes
- 42035
- 42051
- 42061