Paris, Kentucky Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paris weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——76°59°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast15%—81°56°+5°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm23%—81°60°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm71%0.07″80°67°-1°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle63%0.01″76°58°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——76°53°0°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers30%0.32″72°62°-4°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:17 AM
- Moonset
- 9:15 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Paris at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Paris
- Mon76°59°4%
- Tue81°56°15%
- Wed81°60°23%
- Thu80°67°71%
- Fri76°58°63%
- Sat76°53°4%
- Sun72°62°30%
- Mon71°61°49%
- Tue73°51°44%
- Wed79°54°17%
- Thu81°60°13%
- Fri85°66°24%
- Sat87°70°26%
- Sun90°72°32%
- Mon89°72°39%
- Tue84°69°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Paris
SPC has placed Paris in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Paris
- 40361
- 40362