Plum Springs, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plum Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—90°65°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers30%0.14″86°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers21%0.89″84°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——85°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—89°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm52%—84°72°-5°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Plum Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Plum Springs
- Sat90°65°10%
- Sun86°71°30%
- Mon84°69°21%
- Tue82°67°8%
- Wed85°66°7%
- Thu89°68°23%
- Fri84°72°52%
- Sat84°69°49%
- Sun77°64°25%
- Mon83°59°13%
- Tue85°65°10%
- Wed87°68°23%
- Thu80°66°42%
- Fri80°65°39%
- Sat90°72°61%
- Sun91°72°46%
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 — Plum Springs
SPC includes Plum Springs 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 Plum Springs
- 42101