Henderson, Kentucky Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Henderson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Drizzle33%0.09″80°57°—
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail31%—87°64°+7°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm79%0.14″80°68°-7°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle43%0.02″78°64°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——82°59°+4°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm51%0.88″80°63°-2°
- MondayJun 22Light Rain64%0.14″70°64°-10°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 6:43 AM
- Moonset
- 9:29 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Henderson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Henderson
- Tue80°57°33%
- Wed87°64°31%
- Thu80°68°79%
- Fri78°64°43%
- Sat82°59°4%
- Sun80°63°51%
- Mon70°64°64%
- Tue78°63°30%
- Wed80°68°20%
- Thu84°66°19%
- Fri87°72°18%
- Sat90°72°34%
- Sun90°74°36%
- Mon91°74°29%
- Tue92°75°26%
- Wed92°76°36%
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 — Henderson
SPC has placed Henderson in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Henderson
- 42420
- 42419