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Auburn, Kentucky Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Auburn, KY
Tuesday, June 16 at 10:10 PM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Auburn, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAuburn, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 86°
Auburn, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Partly Cloudy
    81°56°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    86°64°+5°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    72%
    83°68°-3°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    76°62°-7°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    81°61°+5°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    T-storm w/ Hail
    56%
    82°63°+1°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    68%
    76°61°-6°
Auburn, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 123°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 1:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3315SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 123° from the s.
Auburn, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.1985.3986.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Auburn, KY
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6
Auburn, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.3mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
03:10 UTC · Auburn, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:10 UTC · Auburn, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Auburn, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Auburn, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Auburn, KY
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:39 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Auburn, KY
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
7:56 AM
Moonset
10:13 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Auburn, KY
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Auburn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below 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 — Auburn

  1. Tue81°56°2%
  2. Wed86°63°2%
  3. Thu83°68°72%
  4. Fri76°62°48%
  5. Sat81°61°6%
  6. Sun82°63°56%
  7. Mon76°61°68%
  8. Tue82°57°24%
  9. Wed79°67°14%
  10. Thu81°64°12%
  11. Fri87°66°17%
  12. Sat90°71°45%
  13. Sun91°71°52%
  14. Mon87°70°48%
  15. Tue90°73°46%
  16. Wed88°71°44%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Auburn

SPC has placed Auburn 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 Auburn

  • 42206

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.