Owenton, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Owenton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle26%0.02″88°72°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle29%—82°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle11%—83°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle38%—89°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail57%0.05″84°70°-5°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) 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 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) 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
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 11:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Owenton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40359
16-Day Forecast — Owenton
- Sat89°70°10%
- Sun89°72°26%
- Mon82°68°29%
- Tue83°67°11%
- Wed85°63°5%
- Thu89°65°38%
- Fri84°70°57%
- Sat84°67°47%
- Sun78°62°22%
- Mon84°56°15%
- Tue84°60°10%
- Wed82°65°17%
- Thu82°62°26%
- Fri87°64°42%
- Sat93°69°35%
- Sun93°75°32%
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 — Owenton
SPC has placed Owenton 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 Owenton
- 40359