Newport, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear17%—93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Showers33%0.27″88°73°-5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle31%—81°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—80°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°65°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—90°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle56%0.09″90°71°0°
AQI 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 44 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Newport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 41071, 41076
16-Day Forecast — Newport
- Sat93°74°17%
- Sun88°73°33%
- Mon81°69°31%
- Tue80°64°15%
- Wed88°65°6%
- Thu90°67°37%
- Fri90°71°56%
- Sat82°70°38%
- Sun79°63°20%
- Mon79°59°12%
- Tue83°58°11%
- Wed88°60°20%
- Thu90°65°27%
- Fri92°69°30%
- Sat84°69°39%
- Sun80°67°48%
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 — Newport
SPC has placed Newport in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Newport
- 41071
- 41072