Panther, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Panther weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain27%1.1″88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—86°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers39%—85°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail23%—85°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail25%—91°71°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%—87°70°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle52%0.07″83°69°-4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Panther at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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.
16-Day Forecast — Panther
- Sun89°70°27%
- Mon86°71°22%
- Tue85°71°39%
- Wed85°70°23%
- Thu91°71°25%
- Fri87°70°53%
- Sat83°69°52%
- Sun82°69°18%
- Mon84°66°12%
- Tue74°56°7%
- Wed79°58°7%
- Thu81°63°19%
- Fri86°67°29%
- Sat85°67°43%
- Sun87°66°32%
- Mon86°67°27%
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 — Panther
SPC includes Panther 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 Panther
- 42376