Prospect, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prospect weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——90°71°—
- SundayJul 5Showers24%0.14″89°75°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm45%—80°69°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—82°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—84°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy27%—88°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle54%0.13″89°74°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 98 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 111 around 1 PM.
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 98 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 111 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 98
- UV peak
- 8.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 111
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prospect at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40059
16-Day Forecast — Prospect
- Sat90°71°8%
- Sun89°75°24%
- Mon80°69°45%
- Tue82°66°14%
- Wed84°63°11%
- Thu88°68°27%
- Fri89°74°54%
- Sat83°68°46%
- Sun77°61°21%
- Mon78°56°11%
- Tue80°57°12%
- Wed83°59°12%
- Thu87°64°19%
- Fri87°69°23%
- Sat76°69°23%
- Sun80°67°32%
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 — Prospect
SPC has placed Prospect 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 Prospect
- 40059