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 5Heavy Rain25%0.67″87°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—84°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle42%—84°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers24%—85°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—91°71°+6°
- FridayJul 10Showers53%—89°70°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle53%—83°70°-6°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
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 50 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sacramento at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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
- Sun87°69°25%
- Mon84°70°18%
- Tue84°70°42%
- Wed85°70°24%
- Thu91°71°21%
- Fri89°70°53%
- Sat83°70°53%
- Sun86°70°22%
- Mon85°67°11%
- Tue75°56°7%
- Wed80°58°8%
- Thu82°63°16%
- Fri87°68°29%
- Sat86°67°36%
- Sun87°66°29%
- Mon87°67°24%
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