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Updated Monday Evening, November 22, 2021
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Click here for UKAWC Point Agricultural, Lawn & Garden Forecast/Outlook in case of corrupt tables.Regional Hourly Observations For NELSON County, Kentucky Issued at 1200 PM EST SUN DEC 05 2021 NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LOUISVILLE/SDF PTSUNNY 56 38 50 S6 30.00F LOUISVILLE/LOU PTSUNNY 57 40 52 S8 30.00F FORT KNOX MOSUNNY 59 44 57 SE9 29.98F
Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky Based on observations at 1200pm EST, Sunday December 05, 2021 Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 58 degrees west, near 54 degrees central, and near 53 degrees east. Current sky conditions are light rain west, sunny central, and cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 90%, and the dew point is near 55 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 57%, and the dew point is near 39 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 54%, and the dew point is near 37 degrees. Current drying conditions are poor west, fair central, and fair east. Tobacco stripping conditions are favorable west, marginal central, and marginal east. There is patchy fog west. Winds are from the south at 7 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to light rain. Winds are from the south at 12 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the south 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 66 degrees at Bowling Green. The lowest temperature is 47 degrees at Covington.
Radar: UKAWC Radar, NWS Radar (NEW!), SPC Radar, SkyWarn, NEXRAD, Hazardous Weather Outlook For NELSON County, Kentucky 1220 PM EST Sun Dec 5 2021 /1120 AM CST Sun Dec 5 2021/ DAY ONE This Afternoon and Tonight. Widespread showers and storms are expected tonight ahead of a cold front. Some of the storms could become strong to severe with localized damaging winds being the main threat. Brief tornadoes can also not be ruled out. Outside of showers and storms, gusty winds between 30 and 40 mph will be possible at times this evening. Overall, 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected through Monday morning with a few localized amounts over 2 inches possible across far southern KY. While flooding is not a major concern, a few nuisance water issues could arise. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Monday through Saturday. There is potential for minor snow accumulation late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Confidence remains low in amounts and potential impact. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotters may be needed to report instances of heavy rain or gusty winds late Sunday into Monday.
7-Day Forecast For NELSON County, KY 1031 AM EST Sun Dec 5 2021 THIS AFTERNOON Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. TONIGHT Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 50. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. MONDAY Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperatures falling into the 40s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. MONDAY NIGHT Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. TUESDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph. TUESDAY NIGHT Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s. WEDNESDAY Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers and. Highs in the lower 40s. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. THURSDAY Partly cloudy. Highs around 50. THURSDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Near steady temperature in the mid 40s. FRIDAY Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. FRIDAY NIGHT Showers likely. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s. Chance of showers 60 percent. SATURDAY Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Medium & Long Range Outlook For NELSON 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 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 11-28-2021 to 12-04-2021 Temperatures for the period averaged 48 degrees across the state which was 6 degrees warmer than normal and 8 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 62 in the West to 59 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 9 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 6 degrees warmer than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 38 degrees in the West to 36 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 4 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 5 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 78 degrees at POPLAR BLUFF ASOS and the extreme low was 16 degrees at BRANDENBURG 4SW.Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.02 inches statewide which was 1.07 inches below normal and 2% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.04 inches, Central 0.00 inches, Bluegrass 0.01 inches and East 0.01 inches, which was 1.23, 1.16, 0.91 and 1 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.00 inches at ALBANY 1N to a high of 0.18 inches at HICKMAN 2E.
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