Sparta, Kentucky Weather
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Sparta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——84°56°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°61°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast16%—83°60°-2°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle50%—81°67°-2°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle21%—78°66°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle25%—82°66°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle16%0.07″76°69°-6°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.
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
- 4:03 AM
- Moonset
- 1:45 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Sparta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (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 — Sparta
SPC has placed Sparta 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.