Monticello, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monticello weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—89°72°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast39%—89°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle27%—79°64°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—85°63°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—90°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy55%—92°70°+2°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 2.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Monticello at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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: 42633
16-Day Forecast — Monticello
- Sat86°67°27%
- Sun89°72°25%
- Mon89°68°39%
- Tue79°64°27%
- Wed85°63°11%
- Thu90°64°17%
- Fri92°70°55%
- Sat83°70°48%
- Sun76°60°31%
- Mon79°54°15%
- Tue83°55°12%
- Wed87°58°23%
- Thu85°66°55%
- Fri88°68°45%
- Sat83°67°45%
- Sun80°66°54%
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 — Monticello
SPC has placed Monticello in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Monticello
- 42633