Newport, Kentucky Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——74°56°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle37%0.02″82°56°+8°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail61%—83°59°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm82%0.02″83°66°0°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle23%0.04″78°63°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——77°54°-1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast31%—84°58°+7°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
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
- 6:14 AM
- Moonset
- 9:19 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Newport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Newport
- Mon74°56°4%
- Tue82°56°37%
- Wed83°59°61%
- Thu83°66°82%
- Fri78°63°23%
- Sat77°54°5%
- Sun84°58°31%
- Mon82°68°46%
- Tue83°65°41%
- Wed84°67°13%
- Thu84°68°11%
- Fri81°63°20%
- Sat80°60°32%
- Sun92°67°43%
- Mon80°70°40%
- Tue83°67°32%
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 — Newport
SPC has placed Newport in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Newport
- 41071
- 41072