Prestonsburg, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prestonsburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle22%—88°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain23%0.06″91°73°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle59%—90°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle23%—83°68°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——91°65°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy18%—92°65°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers58%0.08″89°70°-3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 44 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prestonsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.
ZIP code: 41653
16-Day Forecast — Prestonsburg
- Sat88°75°22%
- Sun91°73°23%
- Mon90°70°59%
- Tue83°68°23%
- Wed91°65°8%
- Thu92°65°18%
- Fri89°70°58%
- Sat81°68°49%
- Sun81°63°40%
- Mon91°57°16%
- Tue90°61°14%
- Wed86°61°15%
- Thu88°64°29%
- Fri85°66°48%
- Sat93°68°36%
- Sun95°71°48%
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 — Prestonsburg
SPC has placed Prestonsburg in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Prestonsburg
- 41653