Mortons Gap, Kentucky Weather
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Mortons Gap weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast24%—87°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast45%—83°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast20%—81°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear21%—86°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear22%—92°67°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—92°75°0°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 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 50 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 59
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
Mortons Gap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 42440
16-Day Forecast — Mortons Gap
- Sat90°67°8%
- Sun87°72°24%
- Mon83°69°45%
- Tue81°66°20%
- Wed86°63°21%
- Thu92°67°22%
- Fri92°75°47%
- Sat86°70°34%
- Sun78°61°18%
- Mon78°57°9%
- Tue80°60°11%
- Wed84°60°11%
- Thu85°67°14%
- Fri90°68°13%
- Sat76°68°27%
- Sun77°68°32%
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 — Mortons Gap
SPC includes Mortons Gap 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 Mortons Gap
- 42431
- 42440