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Wayland, Kentucky Weather

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

Wayland, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 7:22 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
28%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Wayland, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWayland, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 86°
Wayland, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    84°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°60°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    87°63°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    40%
    86°63°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    38%
    75°66°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    27%
    0.12″
    69°63°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    28%
    84°60°+15°
Wayland, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · veering 132°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
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 4 · pk 9 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 128SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wayland, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.3975.6975.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wayland, KY
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
7.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65
Wayland, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
136.4mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
19:22 UTC ·Wayland, 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
19:22 UTC ·Wayland, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wayland, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wayland, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wayland, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wayland, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:51 AM
Moonset
1:39 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Wayland, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wayland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 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 — Wayland

SPC has placed Wayland 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 Wayland

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.