Whitley City, Kentucky Weather
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Whitley City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle30%—85°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain31%0.68″88°71°+3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm44%—87°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle20%—81°66°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——88°63°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—91°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm54%—85°67°-6°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Whitley City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42653
16-Day Forecast — Whitley City
- Sat85°68°30%
- Sun88°71°31%
- Mon87°68°44%
- Tue81°66°20%
- Wed88°63°8%
- Thu91°65°19%
- Fri85°67°54%
- Sat77°68°50%
- Sun75°64°33%
- Mon87°57°16%
- Tue86°62°12%
- Wed88°63°23%
- Thu79°65°52%
- Fri86°63°56%
- Sat82°67°42%
- Sun92°68°66%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Whitley City
SPC has placed Whitley City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Whitley City
- 42653