Burlington, Kentucky Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Burlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Rain25%0.25″75°68°—
- MondayAug 3Mostly Clear——83°65°+8°
- TuesdayAug 4Partly Cloudy——86°62°+3°
- WednesdayAug 5Drizzle18%—91°68°+5°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast23%—94°69°+3°
- FridayAug 7Light Drizzle41%—92°69°-2°
- SaturdayAug 8T-storm w/ Hail31%—96°72°+4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.1 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Burlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 41005
16-Day Forecast — Burlington
- Sun75°68°25%
- Mon83°65°7%
- Tue86°62°3%
- Wed91°68°18%
- Thu94°69°23%
- Fri92°69°41%
- Sat96°72°31%
- Sun95°73°16%
- Mon93°74°24%
- Tue88°70°24%
- Wed96°70°21%
- Thu98°73°30%
- Fri98°75°30%
- Sat96°72°26%
- Sun92°72°25%
- Mon96°69°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Burlington
SPC includes Burlington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Burlington
Burlington sits in Boone County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 25m — a swing of +5h 29m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Louisville, the state’s largest city, lies about 77 miles to the SW. The nearest town Burlington tracks is Lexington, roughly 69 miles to the SSE.
Air quality in Burlington’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 36). See the full air-quality history for Burlington.
ZIP codes in Burlington
- 41005