Springfield, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Springfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—88°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm36%—87°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—86°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear16%—86°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy33%—88°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%0.01″77°70°-11°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 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 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 59
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
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Springfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40069
16-Day Forecast — Springfield
- Sat88°69°6%
- Sun88°73°26%
- Mon87°72°36%
- Tue86°68°18%
- Wed86°66°16%
- Thu88°68°33%
- Fri77°70°52%
- Sat84°70°45%
- Sun79°63°23%
- Mon70°59°13%
- Tue75°60°15%
- Wed83°63°19%
- Thu87°65°23%
- Fri86°71°23%
- Sat80°68°35%
- Sun87°70°55%
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 — Springfield
SPC includes Springfield 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 Springfield
- 40069
- 40061