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Ryland Heights, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ryland Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ryland Heights, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 5:54 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
43%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
5:06 PM
Ryland Heights, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRyland Heights, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 92°
Ryland Heights, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    92°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    29%
    3.1″
    91°73°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    31%
    81°69°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    80°64°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    88°64°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    37%
    90°65°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.08″
    90°70°
Ryland Heights, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
215° · backing 61°
Direction
SW
215°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 265SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 61° from the sw.
Ryland Heights, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.9
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.29 inHg
Now
991.9
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.6992.6992.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ryland Heights, KY
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6hPeak ~68 @ 11 PM

AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 56 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ryland Heights, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.3mi
UNLIMITED
84 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:54 UTC · Ryland Heights, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:54 UTC · Ryland Heights, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ryland Heights, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ryland Heights, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ryland Heights, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
5:06 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ryland Heights, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ryland Heights, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ryland Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Ryland Heights

  1. Sat92°73°13%
  2. Sun91°73°29%
  3. Mon81°69°31%
  4. Tue80°64°16%
  5. Wed88°64°6%
  6. Thu90°65°37%
  7. Fri90°70°57%
  8. Sat82°68°39%
  9. Sun79°62°19%
  10. Mon80°57°12%
  11. Tue82°56°11%
  12. Wed87°58°20%
  13. Thu89°63°27%
  14. Fri91°69°30%
  15. Sat81°70°39%
  16. Sun78°67°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 — Ryland Heights

SPC has placed Ryland Heights 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 Ryland Heights

  • 41015

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.