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Weather in Pleasant Ridge, Kentucky

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pleasant Ridge, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Pleasant Ridge, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
L 49°H 81°
Pleasant Ridge, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    90°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    14%
    85°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    60%
    86°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    60%
    70°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    66°57°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    76°59°
Pleasant Ridge, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 30 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the sse.
Pleasant Ridge, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pleasant Ridge, KY
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.8 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pleasant Ridge, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pleasant Ridge, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
1:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Pleasant Ridge, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pleasant Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 2 (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.

ZIP codes in Pleasant Ridge

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.