Wheelwright, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wheelwright weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—94°76°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle25%0.04″94°75°0°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail50%—89°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle25%—89°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—94°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy41%—94°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm59%—85°68°-9°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 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 39 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wheelwright at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41669
16-Day Forecast — Wheelwright
- Sat94°76°19%
- Sun94°75°25%
- Mon89°71°50%
- Tue89°68°25%
- Wed94°67°16%
- Thu94°70°41%
- Fri85°68°59%
- Sat85°68°53%
- Sun76°64°38%
- Mon75°60°17%
- Tue84°58°18%
- Wed87°64°26%
- Thu94°66°23%
- Fri91°69°20%
- Sat77°70°32%
- Sun91°69°48%
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 — Wheelwright
SPC has placed Wheelwright 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 Wheelwright
- 41606
- 41669