Raceland, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raceland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—90°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers26%0.09″89°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail29%—85°70°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%—92°68°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail19%—89°69°-3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle69%0.01″75°70°-14°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast66%—88°68°+13°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61 — 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 5.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Raceland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Raceland
- Sun90°70°16%
- Mon89°72°26%
- Tue85°70°29%
- Wed92°68°17%
- Thu89°69°19%
- Fri75°70°69%
- Sat88°68°66%
- Sun88°67°24%
- Mon85°64°11%
- Tue78°55°10%
- Wed85°58°10%
- Thu89°59°21%
- Fri94°60°30%
- Sat94°63°33%
- Sun90°65°42%
- Mon89°63°29%
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 — Raceland
SPC has placed Raceland 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 Raceland
- 41183
- 41169