Utica, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Utica weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast29%—88°73°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—81°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—85°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—90°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%—92°75°+2°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 34 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 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
- 10:40 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Utica at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 42376
16-Day Forecast — Utica
- Sat90°70°20%
- Sun88°73°29%
- Mon81°69°15%
- Tue81°66°5%
- Wed85°64°13%
- Thu90°67°31%
- Fri92°75°55%
- Sat84°68°47%
- Sun78°61°22%
- Mon78°57°12%
- Tue79°60°7%
- Wed83°60°33%
- Thu86°65°39%
- Fri86°68°29%
- Sat76°67°46%
- Sun74°67°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 — Utica
SPC includes Utica 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 Utica
- 42376