Trenton, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Trenton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°66°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle27%0.02″89°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle22%—85°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle10%—82°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%0.01″92°69°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle49%0.01″86°73°-6°
AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 34 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 11:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Trenton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42286
16-Day Forecast — Trenton
- Sat91°66°8%
- Sun89°71°27%
- Mon85°70°22%
- Tue82°67°10%
- Wed86°66°9%
- Thu92°69°20%
- Fri86°73°49%
- Sat85°71°45%
- Sun76°65°27%
- Mon82°61°13%
- Tue87°66°10%
- Wed90°69°26%
- Thu84°66°32%
- Fri84°69°42%
- Sat91°72°42%
- Sun92°72°48%
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 — Trenton
SPC includes Trenton 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 Trenton
- 42286