Weather in New Castle, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Castle, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
91%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
New Castle, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
1a
48°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
43°
6a
42°
7a
49°
8a
54°
9a
58°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
67°
13%
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
69°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
New Castle, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast23%88°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers63%78°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers62%66°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle20%64°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle40%71°54°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle51%74°66°
New Castle, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
New Castle, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
117° · backing 78°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
New Castle, KY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
New Castle, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Castle, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
New Castle, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
New Castle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.