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Updated Tuesday Evening, December 18, 2018, U.S.
Click here for UKAWC Point Agricultural, Lawn & Garden Forecast/Outlook in case of corrupt tables.Regional Hourly Observations For CLARK County, Kentucky Issued at 1200 AM EST WED DEC 19 2018 NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON FAIR 34 27 75 CALM 30.11F COVINGTON FAIR 34 26 72 SE3 30.10F FRANKFORT FAIR 28 25 88 CALM 30.10F
Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky Based on observations at 1200am EST, Wednesday December 19, 2018 Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 33 degrees west, near 34 degrees central, and near 35 degrees east. Current sky conditions are fair west, fair central, and fair east. In the west, relative humidity is near 81%, and the dew point is near 28 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 75%, and the dew point is near 27 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 66%, and the dew point is near 25 degrees. Current drying conditions are poor west, fair central, and fair east. Tobacco stripping conditions are favorable west, marginal central, and marginal east. Winds are calm west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the northeast at 3 mph east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. The livestock cold stress index is in the no stress category west, no stress category central, and no stress category east. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 38 degrees at Louisville International. The lowest temperature is 28 degrees at Frankfort.
Radar: UKAWC Radar, NWS Radar (NEW!), SPC Radar, SkyWarn, NEXRAD, Hazardous Weather Outlook For CLARK County, Kentucky 330 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 /230 PM CST Tue Dec 18 2018/ DAY ONE Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
7-Day Forecast For CLARK County, KY 328 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 TONIGHT Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds up to 5 mph. WEDNESDAY Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds up to 10 mph. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around 5 mph. THURSDAY Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. THURSDAY NIGHT Rain. Lows around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. FRIDAY Rain. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent. FRIDAY NIGHT Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow possibly mixed with rain. Lows in the upper 20s. SATURDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. SATURDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. SUNDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. SUNDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. MONDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. MONDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. CHRISTMAS DAY Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs around 50.
Medium & Long Range Outlook For CLARK County, Kentucky
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Temperature: Above Above Above Normal
Precipitation: Above Above Normal Below
.... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
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 CLARK County, Kentucky (Based on the latest Palmer Drought Severity and Crop Moisture Indices) BLUEGRASS KY CLIMATE DIVISION Hydrological Drought (PDSI) Situation: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current Long-term Hydrological Moisture Status: EXTREME MOIST SPELL (PDSI= 4.58) Rainfall Needed: 0.00 inches ABOVE NORMAL Crop Moisture (CMI) Situation: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Short-term Crop Moisture Status: Prospects Above Normal, Some Fields Too Wet (CMI= 1.67) Change From Previous Week: WETTER SOILS ( 0.53) 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 12-11-2018 to 12-17-2018 Temperatures for the period averaged 44 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees warmer than normal and 12 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 53 in the West to 50 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 5 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 1 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 37 degrees in the West to 37 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 7 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 10 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 63 degrees at BOWLING GREEN APT and the extreme low was 11 degrees at MONTICELLO AWOS.Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 1.45 inches statewide which was 0.44 inches above normal and 143% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 2.02 inches, Central 0.99 inches, Bluegrass 1.21 inches and East 1.59 inches, which was 0.92, -0.12, 0.33 and 0.63 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.21 inches at SCOTTSVILLE 2W to a high of 3.41 inches at MORGANFIELD 4E.
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