Upton, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Upton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers33%0.39″88°72°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—82°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle12%—82°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°64°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—88°65°+6°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy51%—89°72°+1°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 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 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Upton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 42784
16-Day Forecast — Upton
- Sat88°67°7%
- Sun88°72°33%
- Mon82°69°19%
- Tue82°65°12%
- Wed82°64°7%
- Thu88°65°25%
- Fri89°72°51%
- Sat81°71°45%
- Sun79°61°27%
- Mon78°56°12%
- Tue80°58°10%
- Wed84°60°16%
- Thu83°66°40%
- Fri85°67°40%
- Sat78°68°48%
- Sun74°66°52%
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 — Upton
SPC includes Upton 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 Upton
- 42784