Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Fort Thomas, KY. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Fort Thomas runs mild on average, with a typical high of 60° and low of 38° — but the date has swung wildly over the years. The thermometer once hit 86° in 1988, and bottomed out at 24° in 1995, a 62-degree gap between extremes. There's nearly a coin-flip chance of rain today, though snow is off the table.
Fort Thomas has seen some genuinely brutal weather over its 78 years of records, from a scorching 105° in July 1999 to a bone-chilling -22° in January 1994 — a 127-degree spread between all-time extremes. The wettest single day on record dumped 4.73 inches of rain back in March 1964, and a March storm in 1980 buried the area under 10 inches of snow.
Fort Thomas peaks in summer, with mid-July average highs touching 88° before a gradual slide into fall. Winter bottoms out in mid-January around 39°, making the mild shoulder seasons of April and October — both averaging highs in the 60s — the sweet spot for comfortable weather. If you're trying to dodge rain, avoid early-to-mid June, which is the wettest stretch of the year averaging over an inch of precipitation in a single week.