Weather in Whitesburg, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whitesburg, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
58%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Whitesburg, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
49°
10p
45°
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
40°
7a
45°
8a
51°
9a
56°
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
Whitesburg, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers89%82°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle68%67°62°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle71%76°65°
Whitesburg, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Whitesburg, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 38°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Whitesburg, KY
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Whitesburg, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitesburg, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:59 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Whitesburg, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Whitesburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.