Weather in Horse Cave, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Horse Cave, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Horse Cave, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
50°
11p
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
47°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
Horse Cave, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast23%85°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—90°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—90°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers40%82°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers60%71°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle48%73°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle50%74°62°
Horse Cave, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Horse Cave, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 23°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Horse Cave, KY
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Horse Cave, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Horse Cave, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Horse Cave, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Horse Cave at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°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.