Weather in Petersburg, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Petersburg, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
87%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Petersburg, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
47°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12%
12p
65°
24%
1p
63°
16%
2p
68°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
67°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
Petersburg, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Drizzle60%86°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast16%90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers57%81°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers64%68°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast16%65°51°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle32%67°54°
- SaturdayMay 23Heavy Drizzle41%74°66°
Petersburg, KY
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Petersburg, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
189° · veering 32°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Petersburg, KY
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Petersburg, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Petersburg, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Petersburg, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Petersburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.