Van Lear, Kentucky Weather
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Van Lear weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle25%0.04″89°75°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle26%0.03″93°72°+4°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail44%—89°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle20%—90°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—96°66°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy38%—95°69°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm56%—85°68°-10°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 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 50 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 59 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 59
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Van Lear at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.
ZIP code: 41265
16-Day Forecast — Van Lear
- Sat89°75°25%
- Sun93°72°26%
- Mon89°71°44%
- Tue90°68°20%
- Wed96°66°13%
- Thu95°69°38%
- Fri85°68°56%
- Sat86°68°48%
- Sun82°64°36%
- Mon74°60°14%
- Tue85°57°15%
- Wed91°65°23%
- Thu94°67°21%
- Fri94°70°20%
- Sat77°70°20%
- Sun92°70°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 — Van Lear
SPC has placed Van Lear in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Van Lear
- 41265