Buckner, Kentucky Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buckner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——81°57°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——84°61°+3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——82°63°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle13%—83°63°+1°
- SundayJun 7Showers38%—82°68°-1°
- MondayJun 8Showers20%—83°68°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle21%—77°68°-6°
Ozone at AQI 47 now. AQI up 28 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.6 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 47 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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
- 3:27 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Buckner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (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 3, 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.