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 5Overcast16%—90°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—86°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm39%—89°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm24%—86°69°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle17%—92°68°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm68%0.04″85°68°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle61%—82°69°-3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prestonsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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
- Sun90°71°16%
- Mon86°72°30%
- Tue89°71°39%
- Wed86°69°24%
- Thu92°68°17%
- Fri85°68°68%
- Sat82°69°61%
- Sun93°68°26%
- Mon91°69°15%
- Tue80°58°14%
- Wed86°61°12%
- Thu90°59°27%
- Fri96°62°29%
- Sat95°65°36%
- Sun90°66°36%
- Mon90°64°39%
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
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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