Weather in Somerset, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Somerset, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Somerset, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
42°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
40°
6a
40°
7a
45°
8a
52°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
Somerset, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%85°59°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°63°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle22%84°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers84%79°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle65%68°56°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle59%74°60°
Somerset, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Somerset, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
133° · backing 43°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
Somerset, KY
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Somerset, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
6:29 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Somerset, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Somerset, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Somerset at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (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.