Wayland, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wayland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—89°74°—
- SundayJul 5Rain26%0.27″91°68°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle58%—88°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%—82°66°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——89°63°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear16%—91°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm57%0.11″87°68°-4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wayland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41666
16-Day Forecast — Wayland
- Sat89°74°19%
- Sun91°68°26%
- Mon88°70°58%
- Tue82°66°26%
- Wed89°63°7%
- Thu91°65°16%
- Fri87°68°57%
- Sat77°66°51%
- Sun78°62°41%
- Mon88°55°18%
- Tue88°61°17%
- Wed81°61°15%
- Thu84°64°29%
- Fri80°64°48%
- Sat90°67°36%
- Sun93°73°48%
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 — Wayland
SPC has placed Wayland 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 Wayland
- 41666