Sacramento, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sacramento weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain15%0.17″88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain33%0.92″89°70°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle14%—82°70°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—85°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—91°70°+6°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm52%0.01″88°69°-3°
AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.
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 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sacramento at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42372
16-Day Forecast — Sacramento
- Sat88°68°15%
- Sun89°70°33%
- Mon82°70°14%
- Tue83°67°6%
- Wed85°64°13%
- Thu91°70°28%
- Fri88°69°52%
- Sat84°68°44%
- Sun76°64°22%
- Mon82°59°11%
- Tue86°63°7%
- Wed88°69°26%
- Thu84°65°42%
- Fri86°68°32%
- Sat92°74°32%
- Sun92°76°40%
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 — Sacramento
SPC includes Sacramento in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Sacramento
- 42372