West Liberty, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Liberty weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast10%—89°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle37%0.02″87°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm34%—89°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers19%—82°68°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm16%—85°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm66%0.02″79°68°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast58%—83°68°+4°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 68 — 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 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Liberty at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41472
16-Day Forecast — West Liberty
- Sun89°70°10%
- Mon87°71°37%
- Tue89°70°34%
- Wed82°68°19%
- Thu85°68°16%
- Fri79°68°66%
- Sat83°68°58%
- Sun90°66°21%
- Mon83°64°13%
- Tue77°57°11%
- Wed84°61°11%
- Thu89°59°27%
- Fri94°61°33%
- Sat94°63°43%
- Sun89°64°48%
- Mon88°62°32%
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 — West Liberty
SPC has placed West Liberty 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 West Liberty
- 41472