Weather in Bedford, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bedford, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
64
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
86%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Bedford, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
48°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
65°
14%
12p
66°
21%
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
69°
8p
65°
9p
Bedford, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain62%77°60°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle53%85°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast13%88°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers58%78°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers62%66°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast26%62°50°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle28%70°53°
Bedford, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bedford, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
219° · veering 8°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bedford, KY
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bedford, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bedford, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bedford, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bedford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (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.