Elkhorn City, Kentucky Weather
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Elkhorn City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——87°58°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——86°62°-1°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle40%—80°62°-6°
- MondayJun 8Showers40%0.40″73°63°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers39%0.16″70°62°-3°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle41%—81°64°+11°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle45%—89°65°+8°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 4:23 AM
- Moonset
- 2:41 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Elkhorn City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°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 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 — Elkhorn City
SPC has placed Elkhorn City in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.