Hardin, Kentucky Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hardin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Drizzle—0.03″82°60°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm——86°65°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail75%0.02″79°67°-7°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle58%0.04″76°65°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast13%—80°60°+4°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hvy Hail55%0.04″81°64°+1°
- MondayJun 22Heavy Drizzle65%0.08″73°61°-8°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 71 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:49 AM
- Moonset
- 9:28 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Hardin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Hardin
- Tue82°60°3%
- Wed86°65°2%
- Thu79°67°75%
- Fri76°65°58%
- Sat80°60°13%
- Sun81°64°55%
- Mon73°61°65%
- Tue78°60°35%
- Wed82°65°23%
- Thu84°68°16%
- Fri88°71°23%
- Sat87°72°48%
- Sun89°72°50%
- Mon89°73°58%
- Tue91°73°48%
- Wed89°71°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Hardin
SPC has placed Hardin in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Hardin
- 42048