Pleasant Ridge, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pleasant Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain24%0.68″88°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—85°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm39%—85°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail20%—84°70°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm26%—90°70°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm55%0.02″88°70°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle55%0.01″79°71°-9°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pleasant Ridge 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 — Pleasant Ridge
- Sun88°71°24%
- Mon85°71°20%
- Tue85°72°39%
- Wed84°70°20%
- Thu90°70°26%
- Fri88°70°55%
- Sat79°71°55%
- Sun84°69°22%
- Mon84°67°13%
- Tue74°55°8%
- Wed79°58°7%
- Thu81°63°19%
- Fri87°67°29%
- Sat87°67°43%
- Sun86°65°32%
- Mon86°66°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 — Pleasant Ridge
SPC includes Pleasant Ridge 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 Pleasant Ridge
- 42376