Morgantown, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morgantown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers14%0.37″86°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm44%—82°70°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear23%—85°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail18%—89°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm55%—92°72°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle55%—88°72°-4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 11:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Morgantown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42261
16-Day Forecast — Morgantown
- Sun88°70°18%
- Mon86°70°14%
- Tue82°70°44%
- Wed85°66°23%
- Thu89°67°18%
- Fri92°72°55%
- Sat88°72°55%
- Sun89°69°23%
- Mon90°70°11%
- Tue94°73°8%
- Wed82°69°9%
- Thu82°61°18%
- Fri86°61°31%
- Sat92°69°55%
- Sun92°76°43%
- Mon95°79°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Morgantown
SPC includes Morgantown 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 Morgantown
- 42261