Walton, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy19%—92°72°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle27%0.06″89°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm55%—85°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—85°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear13%—87°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%—89°66°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle57%0.01″80°70°-9°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 88 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 85 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 88 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 88
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Walton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41094
16-Day Forecast — Walton
- Sat92°72°19%
- Sun89°72°27%
- Mon85°70°55%
- Tue85°63°16%
- Wed87°65°13%
- Thu89°66°28%
- Fri80°70°57%
- Sat86°66°43%
- Sun80°62°19%
- Mon70°55°12%
- Tue76°61°17%
- Wed84°62°23%
- Thu88°66°23%
- Fri85°69°17%
- Sat86°69°35%
- Sun89°70°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 — Walton
SPC has placed Walton 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 Walton
- 41094