Phelps, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Phelps weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—90°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—91°72°+1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle65%0.02″86°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle36%—84°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%—89°65°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear23%—91°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers64%0.11″89°68°-2°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Phelps at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41553
16-Day Forecast — Phelps
- Sat90°74°17%
- Sun91°72°23%
- Mon86°71°65%
- Tue84°68°36%
- Wed89°65°11%
- Thu91°64°23%
- Fri89°68°64%
- Sat78°67°57%
- Sun80°63°43%
- Mon90°58°23%
- Tue88°61°17%
- Wed81°62°22%
- Thu88°64°39%
- Fri84°64°36%
- Sat83°68°50%
- Sun90°69°65%
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 — Phelps
SPC has placed Phelps in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Phelps
- 41553