Weather in Owensboro, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Owensboro, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Owensboro, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
Owensboro, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle40%83°68°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—89°66°
- MondayMay 18Overcast21%89°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers69%84°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers67%69°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle20%67°56°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle40%77°58°
Owensboro, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Owensboro, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 16°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Owensboro, KY
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Owensboro, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Owensboro, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Owensboro, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Owensboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (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.