Winchester, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Winchester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle23%0.03″86°72°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—84°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—80°64°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—87°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm50%—88°70°+1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 3.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Winchester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40391
16-Day Forecast — Winchester
- Sat89°69°22%
- Sun86°72°23%
- Mon84°69°24%
- Tue80°64°15%
- Wed84°64°5%
- Thu87°63°23%
- Fri88°70°50%
- Sat84°68°47%
- Sun80°61°33%
- Mon78°55°13%
- Tue80°56°11%
- Wed86°58°16%
- Thu83°64°26%
- Fri85°68°36%
- Sat80°69°30%
- Sun72°66°52%
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 — Winchester
SPC has placed Winchester in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Winchester
- 40391
- 40392