West Louisville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Louisville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—89°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—81°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—81°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear20%—85°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—90°67°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—90°75°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 78 — 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 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 78
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Louisville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — West Louisville
- Sat91°69°7%
- Sun89°73°25%
- Mon81°69°31%
- Tue81°66°13%
- Wed85°64°20%
- Thu90°67°21%
- Fri90°75°47%
- Sat85°68°37%
- Sun77°61°16%
- Mon77°58°10%
- Tue79°60°12%
- Wed83°60°26%
- Thu86°65°42%
- Fri87°67°32%
- Sat79°68°32%
- Sun72°68°40%
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 — West Louisville
SPC has placed West Louisville 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 Louisville
- 42301