Buckhorn, Kentucky Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buckhorn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——80°55°—
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle——91°63°+11°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail80%—83°71°-8°
- FridayJun 19Heavy Drizzle80%0.04″77°63°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——81°57°+4°
- SundayJun 21Showers43%0.37″83°56°+2°
- MondayJun 22Overcast68%—76°57°-7°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 3.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:27 AM
- Moonset
- 10:10 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Buckhorn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Buckhorn
- Tue80°55°1%
- Wed91°64°5%
- Thu83°71°80%
- Fri77°63°80%
- Sat81°57°1%
- Sun83°56°43%
- Mon76°57°68%
- Tue85°53°59%
- Wed79°61°26%
- Thu89°64°15%
- Fri94°73°24%
- Sat92°70°42%
- Sun90°70°43%
- Mon96°70°45%
- Tue89°71°55%
- Wed98°72°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Buckhorn
SPC has placed Buckhorn in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.
ZIP codes in Buckhorn
- 41721