Vanceburg, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vanceburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—90°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—90°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail42%—84°71°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle41%—92°68°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail28%—91°70°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle71%—80°71°-11°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast58%—85°68°+5°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Vanceburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41179
16-Day Forecast — Vanceburg
- Sun90°72°15%
- Mon90°74°38%
- Tue84°71°42%
- Wed92°68°41%
- Thu91°70°28%
- Fri80°71°71%
- Sat85°68°58%
- Sun80°68°27%
- Mon85°67°15%
- Tue78°56°10%
- Wed84°59°11%
- Thu90°61°23%
- Fri94°61°35%
- Sat94°64°39%
- Sun90°65°40%
- Mon89°63°31%
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 — Vanceburg
SPC has placed Vanceburg 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 Vanceburg
- 41179