Jackson, Kentucky Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jackson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——79°53°—
- ThursdayJun 4Partly Cloudy——83°58°+4°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——88°61°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——88°62°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers41%—87°63°-1°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle31%—87°67°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle23%—80°66°-7°
Ozone at AQI 61 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 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 61 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 68
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 3:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:40 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Jackson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (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.