Slaughters, Kentucky Weather
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Slaughters weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——82°57°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°61°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle—0.01″82°65°-1°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers23%0.07″77°70°-5°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Showers60%1.2″81°68°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers38%0.02″85°69°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Showers28%—80°69°-5°
Ozone at AQI 76 now. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 89 by mid-afternoon.
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 76 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 89 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 89
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 4:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Slaughters at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 1 (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 4, 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 — Slaughters
SPC has placed Slaughters in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.