Richmond, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richmond weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain13%0.16″90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle65%0.06″86°73°-4°
- MondayJul 6Rain47%0.31″79°67°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain29%0.20″79°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast32%—84°61°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—85°65°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle43%0.14″82°68°-3°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Richmond at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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: 40475
15-Day Forecast — Richmond
- Sat92°71°13%
- Sun86°73°65%
- Mon79°67°47%
- Tue79°63°29%
- Wed84°61°32%
- Thu85°65°35%
- Fri82°68°43%
- Sat85°68°43%
- Sun82°68°26%
- Mon92°64°14%
- Tue86°66°24%
- Wed79°59°39%
- Thu83°59°30%
- Fri82°65°40%
- Sat82°68°48%
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 — Richmond
SPC has placed Richmond in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Richmond
- 40475
- 40476