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Central City, Kentucky Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Central City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Central City, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 4:14 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
70%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Central City, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCentral City, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 84°
Central City, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    80°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°61°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°63°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    86°64°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    27%
    0.03″
    83°69°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    79°67°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.07″
    78°70°-1°
Central City, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
113° · veering 137°
Direction
ESE
113°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
avg 4 · pk 12 @ 8:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 125SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Central City, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.1
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.71004.71006.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Central City, KY
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Central City, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.5mi
UNLIMITED
95 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:14 UTC ·Central City, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:14 UTC ·Central City, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Central City, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Central City, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Central City, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Central City, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:08 AM
Moonset
1:58 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Central City, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Central City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (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 4, 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.

ZIP codes in Central City

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.