Morehead, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morehead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—90°71°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle34%—86°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle16%—79°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—85°62°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—89°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle52%—89°68°0°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 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 46 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 57
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Morehead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40351
16-Day Forecast — Morehead
- Sat88°71°14%
- Sun90°71°22%
- Mon86°68°34%
- Tue79°65°16%
- Wed85°62°11%
- Thu89°63°27%
- Fri89°68°52%
- Sat85°65°48%
- Sun82°60°27%
- Mon78°54°12%
- Tue82°55°15%
- Wed88°57°13%
- Thu85°64°16%
- Fri87°67°20%
- Sat81°68°23%
- Sun75°68°45%
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 — Morehead
SPC has placed Morehead in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Morehead
- 40351