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UKAWC: NEW weather pages here... A joint service of the UK Ag Weather Center and the National Weather Service. 
Click here for UKAWC Point Agricultural, Lawn & Garden Forecast/Outlook in case of corrupt tables.Regional Hourly Observations For BARREN County, Kentucky Issued at 1200 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024 WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH MOSUNNY 76 62 62 S9 30.02S HENDERSON PTSUNNY 73 66 78 SW12 30.05R OWENSBORO PTSUNNY 73 66 78 S10 30.06S HOPKINSVILLE MOSUNNY 76 62 61 S8 30.05S BOWLING GREEN CLOUDY 76 63 64 S7 30.08S GLASGOW CLOUDY 74 64 71 SW5 30.09S
Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky Based on observations at 1200pm EDT, Thursday April 18, 2024 Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 76 degrees west, near 73 degrees central, and near 72 degrees east. Current sky conditions are mostly sunny west, sunny central, and sunny east. In the west, relative humidity is near 62%, and the dew point is near 62 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 51%, and the dew point is near 54 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 55%, and the dew point is near 55 degrees. Current drying conditions are fair west, fair central, and fair east. Winds are from the south at 9 mph west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are variable at 3 mph east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 76 degrees at Paducah, Hopkinsville, and Bowling Green. The lowest temperature is 65 degrees at Covington.
Radar: NWS Radar (NEW!), Bowling Green, KY Regional Radar, Hazardous Weather Outlook For BARREN County, Kentucky 311 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024 /211 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024/ DAY ONE Today and tonight. Strong to severe storms are possible this evening and tonight as a line of storms moves through the region. Damaging winds are possible in areas along and west of Interstate 65. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotter activation will likely be needed.
7-Day Forecast For BARREN County, KY 303 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 TODAY Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds up to 10 mph. TONIGHT Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. FRIDAY Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. FRIDAY NIGHT Cooler. Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. SATURDAY Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. SATURDAY NIGHT Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. SUNDAY Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. SUNDAY NIGHT Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. MONDAY Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. MONDAY NIGHT Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. TUESDAY Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. TUESDAY NIGHT Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. WEDNESDAY Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the morning. Highs around 70.
Medium & Long Range Outlook For BARREN County, Kentucky
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TWC Jet, 15-Day Jet,Trend, Max/Mins 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day OutlookDrought Status For BARREN County, Kentucky (Based on the latest Palmer Drought Severity and Crop Moisture Indices) CENTRAL KY CLIMATE DIVISION Hydrological Drought (PDSI) Situation: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current Long-term Hydrological Moisture Status: NEAR NORMAL (PDSI= 1.08) Rainfall Needed: 0.00 inches ABOVE NORMAL Crop Moisture (CMI) Situation: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Short-term Crop Moisture Status: Favorable For Normal Growth And Fieldwork (CMI= 0.56) Change From Previous Week: DRIER SOILS ( -0.49) Note: Due to rainfall variability within each climate division, check Precip Reports/GIS Estimates and the Kentucky Climate Summary for the latest moisture information for this county.
Kentucky Climate Summary Kentucky Climate Summary For the Period 04-11-2024 to 04-17-2024 Temperatures for the period averaged 65 degrees across the state which was 9 degrees warmer than normal and 12 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 77 in the West to 75 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 8 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 6 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 56 degrees in the West to 54 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 10 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 12 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 89 degrees at KOOMER RIDGE and the extreme low was 34 degrees at BURKESVILLE 3W.Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.28 inches statewide which was 0.18 inches above normal and 116% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.12 inches, Central 1.15 inches, Bluegrass 1.69 inches and East 1.15 inches, which was -0.07, 0.02, 0.63 and 0.12 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.25 inches at MORGANFIELD 4E to a high of 2.89 inches at LA GRANGE 6NW.
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