Raceland, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raceland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear10%—91°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—91°72°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—92°70°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle19%—82°66°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°62°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—93°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle59%0.18″88°68°-5°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 73 — 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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Raceland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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
- Sat91°75°10%
- Sun91°72°31%
- Mon92°70°37%
- Tue82°66°19%
- Wed90°62°8%
- Thu93°65°15%
- Fri88°68°59%
- Sat89°67°51%
- Sun83°63°29%
- Mon82°57°14%
- Tue85°55°11%
- Wed92°57°12%
- Thu87°64°31%
- Fri91°68°35%
- Sat88°69°30%
- Sun84°67°39%
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 — Raceland
SPC has placed Raceland in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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