Oakland, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°66°—
- SundayJul 5Thunderstorm34%0.63″89°72°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers20%0.04″83°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——83°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—84°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—88°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle51%—90°73°+2°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:35 PM
- Moonset
- 9:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oakland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42159
16-Day Forecast — Oakland
- Sat88°66°4%
- Sun89°72°34%
- Mon83°68°20%
- Tue83°66°8%
- Wed84°63°10%
- Thu88°65°23%
- Fri90°73°51%
- Sat82°71°50%
- Sun79°60°27%
- Mon77°57°13%
- Tue81°59°10%
- Wed84°60°23%
- Thu83°67°42%
- Fri88°68°39%
- Sat74°67°61%
- Sun79°68°46%
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 — Oakland
SPC includes Oakland 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 Oakland
- 42159