West Van Lear, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Van Lear weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers24%0.08″88°74°—
- SundayJul 5Showers26%0.26″93°72°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast41%—93°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle20%—82°66°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—89°64°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast38%—94°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%—96°68°+2°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 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 48 now. With UV 9.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 9.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Van Lear at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 41268
16-Day Forecast — West Van Lear
- Sat88°74°24%
- Sun93°72°26%
- Mon93°71°41%
- Tue82°66°20%
- Wed89°64°13%
- Thu94°65°38%
- Fri96°68°55%
- Sat91°69°48%
- Sun78°65°35%
- Mon82°61°14%
- Tue85°56°15%
- Wed92°59°23%
- Thu89°66°21%
- Fri84°68°20%
- Sat84°68°20%
- Sun87°68°42%
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 Van Lear
SPC has placed West Van Lear 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 West Van Lear
- 41222
- 41268