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Updated Monday Evening, January 25, 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 100 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2021 NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LOUISVILLE/SDF DRIZZLE 40 38 93 N5 29.62F LOUISVILLE/LOU CLOUDY 40 37 89 NE3 29.62F FORT KNOX CLOUDY 40 40 100 CALM 29.61 FOG
Current Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Conditions in Kentucky Based on observations at 100am EST, Tuesday January 26, 2021 Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 44 degrees west, near 43 degrees central, and near 51 degrees east. Current sky conditions are fog west, cloudy central, and light rain east. In the west, relative humidity is near 96%, and the dew point is near 43 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 97%, and the dew point is near 42 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 92%, and the dew point is near 49 degrees. Current drying conditions are poor west, poor central, and poor east. Tobacco stripping conditions are favorable west, favorable central, and favorable east. Visibility is less than one mile west. Winds are from the west at 6 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to fog. Winds are from the east at 5 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the south at 6 mph east, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to light rain. 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 58 degrees at London. The lowest temperature is 35 degrees at Covington.
Radar: UKAWC Radar, NWS Radar (NEW!), SPC Radar, SkyWarn, NEXRAD, Hazardous Weather Outlook For NELSON County, Kentucky 404 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021 /304 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021/ DAY ONE Tonight. Widespread soaking rainfall will continue until early evening, with localized heavy rainfall possible later in the evening. Minor flooding of low-lying areas will be possible where heavy rain falls repeatedly. The best chance of flooding or ponding will be south of the Western Kentucky and Bluegrass Parkways. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Tuesday through Sunday. Minor snow accumulations are possible Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night, mainly across southern Indiana and north central Kentucky. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotters are encouraged to report any observed flooding through tonight.
7-Day Forecast For NELSON County, KY 353 PM EST Mon Jan 25 2021 TONIGHT Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Areas of fog through the night. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. TUESDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. TUESDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. WEDNESDAY Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers and snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds up to 10 mph. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light freezing rain and snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. THURSDAY Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. THURSDAY NIGHT Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. FRIDAY Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. FRIDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. SATURDAY Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers possibly mixed with snow showers. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. SATURDAY NIGHT Rain showers. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. Chance of showers 80 percent. SUNDAY Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 50s. SUNDAY NIGHT Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. MONDAY Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
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= 1.94) Rainfall Needed: 0.00 inches ABOVE NORMAL Crop Moisture (CMI) Situation: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Short-term Crop Moisture Status: Favorable For Normal Growth And Fieldwork (CMI= 0.70) Change From Previous Week: DRIER SOILS ( -0.47) 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 01-18-2021 to 01-24-2021 Temperatures for the period averaged 36 degrees across the state which was 3 degrees warmer than normal and 2 degrees warmer than the previous period. High temperatures averaged from 45 in the West to 42 in the East. Departure from normal high temperatures ranged from 2 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 1 degrees cooler than normal in the East. Low temperatures averaged from 31 degrees in the West to 28 degrees in the East. Departure from normal low temperature ranged from 6 degrees warmer than normal in the West to 6 degrees warmer than normal in the East. The extreme high temperature for the period was 55 degrees at BOWLING GREEN APT and the extreme low was 5 degrees at PIKEVILLE 13S.Precipitation (liq. equ.) for the period totaled 0.17 inches statewide which was 0.65 inches below normal and 21% of normal. Precipitation totals by climate division, West 0.25 inches, Central 0.25 inches, Bluegrass 0.07 inches and East 0.12 inches, which was 0.62, 0.62, 0.64 and 0.71 inches below normal. By station, precipitation totals ranged from a low of 0.01 inches at LOUISA 1S to a high of 0.43 inches at MAYFIELD 6SW.
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