Weather in Junction City, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Junction City, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
54%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Junction City, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
43°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
Junction City, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast25%84°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%89°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers38%80°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers78%73°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle59%73°55°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle51%70°60°
Junction City, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Junction City, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
195° · steady
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Junction City, KY
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Junction City, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Junction City, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 1:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Junction City, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Junction City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 2 (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.