Whitley City, Kentucky Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whitley City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——85°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—82°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail41%0.02″84°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle39%—89°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm33%—84°66°-5°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail58%0.15″86°67°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle59%—85°70°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — 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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:56 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Whitley City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 42653
16-Day Forecast — Whitley City
- Sun85°68°9%
- Mon82°70°29%
- Tue84°69°41%
- Wed89°67°39%
- Thu84°66°33%
- Fri86°67°58%
- Sat85°70°59%
- Sun80°67°38%
- Mon89°69°20%
- Tue92°69°10%
- Wed85°64°11%
- Thu84°58°25%
- Fri87°59°42%
- Sat75°65°45%
- Sun80°67°48%
- Mon81°64°38%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 includes Whitley City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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