Rockholds, Kentucky Weather
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Rockholds weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle46%—87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast30%—91°72°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast47%—91°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle25%—80°65°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°62°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—92°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm60%0.04″92°67°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rockholds at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40759
16-Day Forecast — Rockholds
- Sat87°69°46%
- Sun91°72°30%
- Mon91°70°47%
- Tue80°65°25%
- Wed87°62°9%
- Thu92°64°20%
- Fri92°67°60%
- Sat82°71°56%
- Sun74°61°35%
- Mon80°55°19%
- Tue85°54°14%
- Wed90°59°19%
- Thu88°65°42%
- Fri84°67°46%
- Sat87°67°42%
- Sun85°67°57%
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 — Rockholds
SPC has placed Rockholds in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Rockholds
- 40759