Vanceburg, Kentucky Weather
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Vanceburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle30%0.02″93°74°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle43%—87°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle20%0.02″79°67°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—89°63°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—91°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm61%0.06″90°69°-1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Vanceburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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
- Sat92°75°9%
- Sun93°74°30%
- Mon87°70°43%
- Tue79°67°20%
- Wed89°63°12%
- Thu91°65°27%
- Fri90°69°61%
- Sat88°67°48%
- Sun83°61°23%
- Mon81°56°12%
- Tue84°56°17%
- Wed90°58°23%
- Thu89°65°23%
- Fri91°69°17%
- Sat82°70°29%
- Sun74°68°30%
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 — Vanceburg
SPC has placed Vanceburg 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 Vanceburg
- 41179