Manitou, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Manitou weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——90°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—89°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast48%—82°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—81°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear19%—86°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—91°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—91°75°0°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 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 55 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Manitou at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42436
16-Day Forecast — Manitou
- Sat90°68°9%
- Sun89°73°27%
- Mon82°69°48%
- Tue81°66°18%
- Wed86°64°19%
- Thu91°67°18%
- Fri91°75°45%
- Sat85°69°35%
- Sun77°62°15%
- Mon77°58°10%
- Tue80°60°10%
- Wed84°60°26%
- Thu85°65°42%
- Fri89°68°32%
- Sat79°68°32%
- Sun75°68°40%
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 — Manitou
SPC includes Manitou 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 Manitou
- 42436