Weather in Fort Knox, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Knox, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
80%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Fort Knox, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
Fort Knox, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Partly Cloudy—89°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers65%81°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers57%68°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle30%68°55°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle39%75°56°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle49%75°66°
Fort Knox, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fort Knox, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · backing 44°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Fort Knox, KY
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Knox, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Knox, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Knox, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Knox at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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.