Wheatcroft, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wheatcroft weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——91°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers24%0.09″90°71°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—82°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—82°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear18%—86°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—90°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—91°77°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:00 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wheatcroft 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: 42463
16-Day Forecast — Wheatcroft
- Sat91°69°9%
- Sun90°71°24%
- Mon82°69°37%
- Tue82°65°17%
- Wed86°64°18%
- Thu90°68°19%
- Fri91°77°46%
- Sat88°69°37%
- Sun78°62°14%
- Mon78°58°10%
- Tue80°60°9%
- Wed85°59°11%
- Thu85°65°16%
- Fri87°68°11%
- Sat80°68°26%
- Sun75°68°26%
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 — Wheatcroft
SPC has placed Wheatcroft 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 Wheatcroft
- 42463
- 42404