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Weather in Whitley City, Kentucky

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitley City, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
59%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Whitley City, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
46°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
41°
7a
47°
8a
52°
9a
58°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
72°
8p
66°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
L 41°H 75°
Whitley City, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°62°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    89°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    86°65°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    80°60°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    74°58°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    77°62°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    79°65°
Whitley City, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
205° · veering 10°
Direction
SSW
205°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 20 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the ssw.
Whitley City, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whitley City, KY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Whitley City, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitley City, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 AM
Moonset
1:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Whitley City, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitley City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (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.

ZIP codes in Whitley City

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.