Weather in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowling Green, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
64%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Bowling Green, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
8p
57°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
Bowling Green, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast21%85°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers45%85°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers64%71°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle50%72°60°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle41%77°64°
Bowling Green, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bowling Green, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 111°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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
Bowling Green, KY
Air quality
98
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bowling Green, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bowling Green, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bowling Green, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bowling Green at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 29 (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.