Bandana, Kentucky Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bandana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——82°59°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°63°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle12%0.01″87°66°+2°
- SundayJun 7Showers58%0.01″82°69°-5°
- MondayJun 8Showers69%0.26″85°70°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle48%0.02″89°73°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear23%—91°73°+2°
Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:49 AM
- Moonset
- 3:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Bandana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Bandana
SPC has placed Bandana in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.