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Fort Knox, Kentucky Weather

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Fort Knox weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fort Knox, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 4:38 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Fort Knox, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort Knox, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 84°
Fort Knox, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    84°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°62°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    82°65°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    20%
    0.03″
    80°68°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    43%
    0.16″
    69°65°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    34%
    78°67°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    25%
    78°65°
Fort Knox, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
199° · veering 125°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 10 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2012SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fort Knox, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.9
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.38 inHg
Now
994.9
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.3994.0994.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fort Knox, KY
Air quality
28
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6hPeak ~73 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 75 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
122μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 75 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 78 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 75
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 78
Fort Knox, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.9mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
16:38 UTC ·Fort Knox, 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
16:38 UTC ·Fort Knox, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fort Knox, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort Knox, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort Knox, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fort Knox, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
4:05 AM
Moonset
1:52 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fort Knox, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort Knox at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fort Knox

SPC has placed Fort Knox in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Fort Knox

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.