Summer Shade, Kentucky Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Summer Shade weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——77°57°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast10%—81°59°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm13%—81°63°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm79%0.02″75°68°-6°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle77%—75°61°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——77°56°+2°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail31%0.11″82°58°+5°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 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 39 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:28 AM
- Moonset
- 8:16 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Summer Shade at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Summer Shade
- Mon77°57°1%
- Tue81°59°10%
- Wed81°63°13%
- Thu75°68°79%
- Fri75°61°77%
- Sat77°56°5%
- Sun82°58°31%
- Mon73°66°56%
- Tue76°56°48%
- Wed80°58°19%
- Thu83°64°16%
- Fri86°66°29%
- Sat87°69°32%
- Sun89°71°42%
- Mon89°72°40%
- Tue86°69°52%
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 — Summer Shade
SPC has placed Summer Shade 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 Summer Shade
- 42166