Pleasant Ridge, Kentucky Weather
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Pleasant Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—91°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle39%0.02″89°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle15%0.01″81°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—83°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—89°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle57%—92°75°+3°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 75 — 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 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:39 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pleasant Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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
- Sat91°69°11%
- Sun89°74°39%
- Mon81°69°15%
- Tue80°65°6%
- Wed83°63°13%
- Thu89°66°31%
- Fri92°75°57%
- Sat83°68°48%
- Sun77°61°22%
- Mon78°57°13%
- Tue79°59°7%
- Wed82°60°33%
- Thu86°65°39%
- Fri86°67°29%
- Sat75°67°46%
- Sun74°67°42%
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 — 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