New Hope, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Hope weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle——90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Rain32%0.16″88°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—85°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—84°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——86°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—90°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail52%0.04″86°73°-4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Hope at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40052
16-Day Forecast — New Hope
- Sat90°69°7%
- Sun88°74°32%
- Mon85°71°20%
- Tue84°67°12%
- Wed86°65°7%
- Thu90°67°27%
- Fri86°73°52%
- Sat85°66°46%
- Sun77°64°27%
- Mon84°57°14%
- Tue85°62°9%
- Wed88°67°23%
- Thu85°67°39%
- Fri80°65°35%
- Sat91°72°48%
- Sun92°74°45%
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 — New Hope
SPC includes New Hope 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 New Hope
- 40052