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Morehead, Kentucky Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Morehead, KY
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:59 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
38%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Morehead, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorehead, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 75°
Morehead, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    75°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    80°57°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°60°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    13%
    83°60°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    36%
    83°62°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    78°65°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    14%
    76°61°-2°
Morehead, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · veering 22°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 5:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the ne.
Morehead, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.3982.3984.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Morehead, KY
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 49 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
7.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Morehead, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
108.5mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
16:59 UTC ·Morehead, 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
16:59 UTC ·Morehead, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Morehead, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morehead, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morehead, KY
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Morehead, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:18 AM
Moonset
12:38 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Morehead, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Morehead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (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 3, 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.

ZIP codes in Morehead

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.