Stanford, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—90°72°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—84°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—79°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—86°66°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm55%—84°72°-2°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 40 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40484
16-Day Forecast — Stanford
- Sat88°68°9%
- Sun90°72°31%
- Mon84°68°24%
- Tue79°66°15%
- Wed84°64°9%
- Thu86°66°20%
- Fri84°72°55%
- Sat81°68°47%
- Sun75°63°28%
- Mon81°56°13%
- Tue83°62°11%
- Wed84°65°27%
- Thu81°67°35%
- Fri79°65°30%
- Sat88°68°55%
- Sun88°73°45%
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 — Stanford
SPC has placed Stanford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Stanford
- 40484