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 5Light Drizzle11%—89°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—85°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm49%—89°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm23%—85°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle20%—89°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers69%0.17″81°66°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle64%—81°68°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 4.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wayland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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
- Sun90°71°11%
- Mon85°72°29%
- Tue89°69°49%
- Wed85°68°23%
- Thu89°67°20%
- Fri81°66°69%
- Sat81°68°64%
- Sun91°67°30%
- Mon90°67°16%
- Tue78°57°13%
- Wed84°61°15%
- Thu88°59°27%
- Fri94°62°29%
- Sat93°65°36%
- Sun90°65°36%
- Mon86°62°39%
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
- 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 Wayland
- 41666