Southgate, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Southgate weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain34%0.36″86°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain24%1.7″87°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle24%—86°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—92°66°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle21%—93°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers67%0.12″76°70°-17°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%—84°69°+8°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Southgate at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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 — Southgate
- Sun86°71°34%
- Mon87°71°24%
- Tue86°69°24%
- Wed92°66°34%
- Thu93°70°21%
- Fri76°70°67%
- Sat84°69°38%
- Sun78°68°24%
- Mon81°66°12%
- Tue76°58°8%
- Wed82°60°12%
- Thu88°63°24%
- Fri89°64°29%
- Sat88°65°42%
- Sun88°66°33%
- Mon88°68°32%
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 — Southgate
SPC includes Southgate 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 Southgate
- 41071