Owensboro, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Owensboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain27%0.66″88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—85°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm43%—85°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail51%—85°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm31%—91°71°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%0.12″86°69°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers51%0.29″82°69°-4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Owensboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 42301, 42303
16-Day Forecast — Owensboro
- Sun88°70°27%
- Mon85°71°17%
- Tue85°71°43%
- Wed85°70°51%
- Thu91°71°31%
- Fri86°69°58%
- Sat82°69°51%
- Sun81°69°26%
- Mon83°66°15%
- Tue74°55°7%
- Wed79°58°8%
- Thu81°63°27%
- Fri85°66°29%
- Sat86°66°39%
- Sun87°66°23%
- Mon87°66°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Owensboro
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 — Owensboro
SPC includes Owensboro 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 Owensboro
- 42301
- 42303
- 42304