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Monterey, Kentucky Weather

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

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

Monterey, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 6:32 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
29%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Monterey, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMonterey, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 86°
Monterey, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°63°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    11%
    82°65°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    38%
    80°68°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    30%
    0.06″
    78°68°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.01″
    79°67°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.01″
    82°67°+3°
Monterey, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 170°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 3
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 3 · pk 14 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1712SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Monterey, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.7
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.7
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.11000.31000.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Monterey, KY
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
+13 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 60 now. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
8.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 70
Monterey, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.2mi
UNLIMITED
138 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
18:32 UTC ·Monterey, 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
18:32 UTC ·Monterey, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Monterey, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Monterey, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Monterey, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Monterey, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:02 AM
Moonset
1:45 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Monterey, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Monterey at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 — Monterey

SPC has placed Monterey 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 Monterey

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.