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UKAWC: NEW weather pages here... A joint service of the UK Ag Weather Center and the National Weather Service.
Updated Saturday, February 23, 2019
Specific and detailed farm-by-farm weather forecast information is available in your Point Ag Forecast. New County Ag Weather Page, Current Conditions:Kentucky, U.S.
Click here for UKAWC Point Agricultural, Lawn & Garden Forecast/Outlook in case of corrupt tables.Regional Hourly Observations For GALLATIN County, Kentucky Issued at 200 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2019 NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON CLOUDY 58 53 84 SE9 29.94F COVINGTON CLOUDY 49 45 86 SE6 29.92F FRANKFORT FAIR 56 52 86 SE7 29.91F
Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky Based on observations at 200pm EST, Saturday February 23, 2019 Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 59 degrees west, near 58 degrees central, and near 55 degrees east. Current sky conditions are heavy rain west, cloudy central, and partly sunny east. In the west, relative humidity is near 89%, and the dew point is near 56 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 84%, and the dew point is near 53 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 93%, and the dew point is near 53 degrees. Current drying conditions are poor west, poor central, and poor east. There is patchy fog west. Winds are variable at 5 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to heavy rain. Winds are from the southeast at 9 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the south at 8 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 61 degrees at Fort Knox. The lowest temperature is 49 degrees at Covington.
Radar: UKAWC Radar, NWS Radar (NEW!), SPC Radar, SkyWarn, NEXRAD, Hazardous Weather Outlook For GALLATIN County, Kentucky 450 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019 DAY ONE Today and Tonight. More rain will occur today and tonight. Rainfall up to an inch will be possible, with locally higher amounts. This could result in localized flooding. Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms will accompany a cold front tonight. Some storms may become severe with damaging winds as the primary threat. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday. A vigorous low pressure system will move across the Great Lakes on Sunday. Strong winds are expected over the area with gusts up to 50 mph, potentially causing power outages or tree damage. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
7-Day Forecast For GALLATIN County, KY 1116 AM EST Sat Feb 23 2019 REST OF TODAY Cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Mild with highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. TONIGHT Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Mild with lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 100 percent. SUNDAY Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 40s. West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. SUNDAY NIGHT Clear. Much cooler with lows in the mid 20s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. MONDAY Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. MONDAY NIGHT Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. TUESDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. TUESDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. WEDNESDAY Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. THURSDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. THURSDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. A chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 30 percent. FRIDAY Partly cloudy. Highs around 50.
Medium & Long Range Outlook For GALLATIN County, Kentucky
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.... 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 GALLATIN 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= 4.15) Rainfall Needed: 0.00 inches ABOVE NORMAL Crop Moisture (CMI) Situation: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Short-term Crop Moisture Status: Favorable, Except Still Too Wet In Spots (CMI= 1.16) Change From Previous Week: DRIER SOILS ( -0.98) 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 02-16-2019 to 02-22-2019 Temperatures for the period averaged 38 degrees across the state which was 0 degrees from normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 43 in the West to 46 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 8 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 4 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 32 degrees in the West to 34 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 2 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 8 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 61 degrees at BOONEVILLE 2S and the extreme low was 18 degrees at BURLINGTON 4S.Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 2.69 inches statewide which was 1.77 inches above normal and 292% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 2.53 inches, Central 2.81 inches, Bluegrass 1.94 inches and East 3.50 inches, which was 1.49, 1.82, 1.15 and 2.64 inches above normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.87 inches at CARBONDALE ASOS to a high of 5.25 inches at ALBANY 1N.
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