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Weather in Mount Olivet, Kentucky

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Olivet, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
88%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Mount Olivet, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
41°
7a
47°
8a
53°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
65°
13%
2p
68°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10p
L 41°H 71°
Mount Olivet, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    53%
    77°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    43%
    88°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    82°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Rain
    60%
    69°58°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    69°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    46%
    72°56°
Mount Olivet, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 156°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
avg 7 · pk 29 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 156° from the nnw.
Mount Olivet, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Olivet, KY
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.0 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mount Olivet, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Olivet, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:30 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mount Olivet, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Olivet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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.

ZIP codes in Mount Olivet

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.