Sanders, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanders weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—92°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain25%0.20″91°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle47%—84°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——86°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—91°66°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers54%0.21″92°72°+1°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 0.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sanders at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41083
16-Day Forecast — Sanders
- Sat92°72°15%
- Sun91°73°25%
- Mon84°69°47%
- Tue82°64°9%
- Wed86°64°5%
- Thu91°66°36%
- Fri92°72°54%
- Sat83°67°43%
- Sun79°61°20%
- Mon79°56°15%
- Tue83°57°11%
- Wed87°59°18%
- Thu88°64°29%
- Fri90°68°31%
- Sat78°69°30%
- Sun79°67°40%
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 — Sanders
SPC has placed Sanders 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 Sanders
- 41083