Stanley, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Showers24%0.22″89°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast34%—79°69°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—82°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear17%—85°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—89°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast49%—90°76°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 80 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 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 80 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 57
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stanley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Stanley
- Sat90°69°9%
- Sun89°73°24%
- Mon79°69°34%
- Tue82°66°12%
- Wed85°64°17%
- Thu89°67°23%
- Fri90°76°49%
- Sat84°69°36%
- Sun77°61°19%
- Mon77°58°11%
- Tue79°60°12%
- Wed83°60°11%
- Thu85°66°16%
- Fri87°67°19%
- Sat80°68°39%
- Sun74°68°42%
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 — Stanley
SPC has placed Stanley 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 Stanley
- 42301