Ludlow, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ludlow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear17%—93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers30%0.07″90°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle32%—81°69°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—80°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°65°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—90°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle56%0.09″90°71°0°
AQI 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 44 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, especially during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ludlow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Ludlow
- Sat93°73°17%
- Sun90°73°30%
- Mon81°69°32%
- Tue80°64°15%
- Wed88°65°5%
- Thu90°67°37%
- Fri90°71°56%
- Sat82°70°38%
- Sun79°63°20%
- Mon79°59°11%
- Tue83°58°11%
- Wed88°60°20%
- Thu90°65°27%
- Fri92°69°30%
- Sat84°69°39%
- Sun80°67°48%
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 — Ludlow
SPC has placed Ludlow 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 Ludlow
- 41016