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Updated Thursday Evening, October 29, 2020, U.S.
Click here for UKAWC Point Agricultural, Lawn & Garden Forecast/Outlook in case of corrupt tables.Regional Hourly Observations For JEFFERSON County, Kentucky Issued at 500 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2020 NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LOUISVILLE/SDF RAIN 51 49 92 N16G25 29.66R FOG LOUISVILLE/LOU LGT RAIN 51 48 89 N7G20 29.66R FOG FORT KNOX LGT RAIN 50 50 100 N10 29.66R FOG
Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky Based on observations at 500pm EDT, Thursday October 29, 2020 Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 47 degrees west, near 51 degrees central, and near 60 degrees east. Current sky conditions are light rain west, light rain central, and cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 90%, and the dew point is near 44 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 96%, and the dew point is near 50 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 86%, and the dew point is near 56 degrees. Current drying conditions are poor west, poor central, and poor east. Tobacco stripping conditions are favorable west, favorable central, and favorable east. There is patchy fog west and central. Winds are from the north at 14 mph with gusts at 22 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds and light rain. Winds are from the north at 10 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to light rain. Winds are calm east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 64 degrees at London. The lowest temperature is 47 degrees at Paducah.
Radar: UKAWC Radar, NWS Radar (NEW!), SPC Radar, SkyWarn, NEXRAD, Hazardous Weather Outlook For JEFFERSON County, Kentucky 314 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 /214 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2020/ DAY ONE Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday. Areas of frost are likely Friday night into Saturday morning, with freezing temperatures possible Sunday night into Monday morning. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotter activation is not anticipated.
7-Day Forecast For JEFFERSON County, KY 315 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020 TONIGHT Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Showers in the evening, then chance of sprinkles after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of showers 90 percent. FRIDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. FRIDAY NIGHT Mostly clear. Patchy frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph. SATURDAY Mostly sunny. Areas of frost. Highs around 60. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. SATURDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. SUNDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. SUNDAY NIGHT Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. MONDAY Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs in the upper 40s. MONDAY NIGHT Mostly clear. Patchy frost. Lows in the lower 30s. TUESDAY Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs in the upper 50s. TUESDAY NIGHT Clear. Lows around 40. WEDNESDAY Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. THURSDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Medium & Long Range Outlook For JEFFERSON County, Kentucky
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Temperature: Above Above Above Above
Precipitation: Below Below Below Normal
.... 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 JEFFERSON 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= 1.69) Rainfall Needed: 0.00 inches ABOVE NORMAL Crop Moisture (CMI) Situation: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Short-term Crop Moisture Status: Topsoil Moisture Short, Germination Slow (CMI= -0.06) Change From Previous Week: DRIER SOILS ( -0.13) 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 10-22-2020 to 10-28-2020 Temperatures for the period averaged 58 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees warmer than normal and no change to the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 62 in the West to 68 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 6 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 1 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 50 degrees in the West to 53 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 5 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 13 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 85 degrees at CADIZ 4SW and the extreme low was 41 degrees at CARBONDALE ASOS.Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.77 inches statewide which was 0.03 inches above normal and 104% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 1.05 inches, Central 0.85 inches, Bluegrass 0.54 inches and East 0.64 inches, which was 0.23, 0.10, -0.14 and -0.06 inches respectively from normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.13 inches at RICHMOND 8E to a high of 3.08 inches at BOWLING GREEN 4E.
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