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Weather in Arlington, Kentucky

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

Arlington, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Arlington, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
58°
10p
56°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
L 53°H 84°
Arlington, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    82°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    26%
    88°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    89°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    65%
    71°62°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    28%
    64°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    31%
    79°63°
Arlington, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 59°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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 8 · pk 26 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the wsw.
Arlington, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.56 inHg
Now
1000.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Arlington, KY
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Arlington, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arlington, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Arlington, 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 →

Arlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (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 Arlington

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.