Mount Washington, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Washington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers19%0.11″87°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—86°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail32%—80°69°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear23%—86°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail36%—86°68°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm57%—86°71°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm43%—83°71°-3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Mount Washington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40047
15-Day Forecast — Mount Washington
- Sun87°72°19%
- Mon86°72°38%
- Tue80°69°32%
- Wed86°65°23%
- Thu86°68°36%
- Fri86°71°57%
- Sat83°71°43%
- Sun76°67°16%
- Mon83°64°9%
- Tue84°61°5%
- Wed85°65°9%
- Thu75°69°23%
- Fri86°66°29%
- Sat85°65°33%
- Sun88°66°32%
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 — Mount Washington
SPC includes Mount Washington 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 Mount Washington
- 40047