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Weather in Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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

Elizabethtown, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Elizabethtown, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
49°
8a
54°
9a
59°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
L 42°H 76°
Elizabethtown, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°63°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    46%
    83°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    52%
    73°60°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    32%
    69°57°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    79°63°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Rain
    51%
    69°62°
Elizabethtown, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · veering 13°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the s.
Elizabethtown, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elizabethtown, KY
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Elizabethtown, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
6:31 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elizabethtown, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:41 AM
Moonset
1:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Elizabethtown, 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 →

Elizabethtown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (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 Elizabethtown

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.