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Weather in Mays Lick, Kentucky

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mays Lick, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:59 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
90%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Mays Lick, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
44°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
46°
8a
52°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
L 42°H 70°
Mays Lick, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    48%
    78°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    40%
    87°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    44%
    82°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    62%
    71°59°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    43%
    69°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    40%
    71°57°
Mays Lick, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
348° · veering 171°
Direction
NNW
348°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 33 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 171° from the nnw.
Mays Lick, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mays Lick, KY
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mays Lick, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mays Lick, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:30 AM
Moonset
1:08 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mays Lick, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mays Lick at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Mays Lick

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.