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UKAWC: NEW weather pages here... A joint service of the UK Ag Weather Center and the National Weather Service. ![]() Regional Hourly Observations For NELSON County, Kentucky Issued at 200 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2023 NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LOUISVILLE/SDF MOSUNNY 79 47 32 VRB3 30.00F LOUISVILLE/LOU SUNNY 79 45 29 NE9 30.01F FORT KNOX SUNNY 77 46 33 N9 29.99F
Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky Based on observations at 200pm EDT, Saturday September 23, 2023 Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 86 degrees west, near 77 degrees central, and near 72 degrees east. Current sky conditions are sunny west, sunny central, and sunny east. In the west, relative humidity is near 38%, and the dew point is near 58 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 35%, and the dew point is near 48 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 49%, and the dew point is near 52 degrees. Current drying conditions are good west, good central, and good east. The livestock heat stress category is no stress west, no stress central, and no stress east. Winds are from the northeast at 6 mph west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the northeast at 10 mph 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 86 degrees at Paducah. The lowest temperature is 72 degrees at Jackson.
Radar: NWS Radar (NEW!), Bowling Green, KY Regional Radar, Hazardous Weather Outlook For NELSON County, Kentucky 316 AM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023 /216 AM CDT Sat Sep 23 2023/ DAY ONE Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotter activation is not anticipated.
7-Day Forecast For NELSON County, KY 1103 AM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023 TODAY Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. TONIGHT Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph. SUNDAY Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph. SUNDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the east after midnight. MONDAY Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph. MONDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. TUESDAY Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. TUESDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. WEDNESDAY Mostly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent. THURSDAY Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. THURSDAY NIGHT Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. FRIDAY Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
Medium & Long Range Outlook For NELSON County, Kentucky KENTUCKY --------------------------------------------- 6 TO 10 DAY 8 TO 14 DAY 30 DAY 90 DAY SEP 28-OCT 2 SEP 30-OCT 6 JUN JUN-AUG ----------- ----------- -------- --------- Temperature: Above Above Normal Above Precipitation: Below Below Above Above .... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy ![]() ![]() Drought Status For NELSON 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 09-16-2023 to 09-22-2023 Temperatures for the period averaged 67 degrees across the state which was 2 degrees cooler than normal and 2 degrees cooler than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 81 in the West to 78 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 0 degrees from normal in the West to 1 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 55 degrees in the West to 54 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 3 degrees cooler than normal in the West to 2 degrees cooler than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 89 degrees at LOUISVILLE APT and the extreme low was 42 degrees at BRANDENBURG 4SW.Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.37 inches statewide which was 0.46 inches below normal and 45% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.28 inches, Central 0.24 inches, Bluegrass 0.14 inches and East 0.81 inches, which was 0.53, 0.64, 0.65 and 0.02 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at FORT KNOX to a high of 2.29 inches at BOONEVILLE 2S.
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