Weather in Morehead, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morehead, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
70%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Morehead, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
9p
49°
10p
46°
11p
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
51°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
68°
6p
68°
7p
66°
8p
Morehead, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle46%78°55°
- SundayMay 17Overcast26%87°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle34%87°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers76%78°55°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast52%74°50°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle49%68°59°
Morehead, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Morehead, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 90°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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
Morehead, KY
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Morehead, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Morehead, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Morehead, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Morehead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (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.