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Westport, Kentucky Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Westport, KY
Saturday, July 4 at 12:40 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
57%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
5:09 PM
Westport, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWestport, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 91°
Westport, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    16%
    91°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    88°75°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    48%
    89°71°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    87°66°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    11%
    89°67°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    91°67°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.04″
    79°70°-12°
Westport, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 121°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 24 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 101SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Westport, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.5
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.5
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.51001.41001.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Westport, KY
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6hPeak ~84 @ 11 PM

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 91 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
129μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 91 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 86
UV peak
8.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 91

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Westport, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.9mi
UNLIMITED
70 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:40 UTC · Westport, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:40 UTC · Westport, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Westport, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Westport, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Westport, KY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
5:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Westport, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Westport, KY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 40077

16-Day Forecast — Westport

  1. Sat91°72°16%
  2. Sun88°75°20%
  3. Mon89°71°48%
  4. Tue87°66°13%
  5. Wed89°67°11%
  6. Thu91°67°28%
  7. Fri79°70°55%
  8. Sat82°71°46%
  9. Sun82°64°20%
  10. Mon73°58°12%
  11. Tue77°61°11%
  12. Wed85°63°12%
  13. Thu88°67°19%
  14. Fri84°71°23%
  15. Sat87°71°23%
  16. Sun87°72°32%

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 — Westport

SPC has placed Westport 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 Westport

  • 40077

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.