Pine Knot, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pine Knot weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle32%—84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—88°71°+4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle57%—89°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm21%—82°64°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—86°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—90°64°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy58%—90°67°0°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
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 45 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pine Knot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42635
16-Day Forecast — Pine Knot
- Sat84°67°32%
- Sun88°71°27%
- Mon89°68°57%
- Tue82°64°21%
- Wed86°62°24%
- Thu90°64°40%
- Fri90°67°58%
- Sat81°70°50%
- Sun73°61°28%
- Mon78°53°14%
- Tue84°54°12%
- Wed88°58°19%
- Thu81°66°26%
- Fri87°66°39%
- Sat84°66°26%
- Sun83°65°59%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Pine Knot
SPC has placed Pine Knot in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Pine Knot
- 42635
- 42649