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ISSUED AT 00:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 19 2024
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| CDT 3HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67° | |||||
| TEMP | 72° | 70° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 63° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 63° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 43% | 48% | 77% | 90% | 93% | 85% | 73% | 84% | 90% | 77% | 81% | 73% | 72% | 63% | 61% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 25% | 22% | 32% | 40% | 32% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 56° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 40° | 40° | 38° | |||||
| RH | 75% | 81% | 78% | 86% | 87% | 90% | 90% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 80% | 79% | 83% | 74% | 66% | 57% | 53% | 47% | 43% | 42% | 37% | 38% | 39% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.04in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |||||
| WIND DIR | S | SW | SW | W | W | W | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | |||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Mod Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 72 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 63 | |||||
| Rain Showers | Chance | Likely | Definite | Definite | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 70.19 | 68.83 | 68.64 | 66.37 | 66.41 | 64.66 | 62.77 | 60.79 | 58.07 | 56.26 | 54.53 | 54.55 | 52.64 | 56.40 | 58.15 | 60.48 | 61.91 | 61.78 | 63.06 | 64.38 | 64.16 | 62.89 | 61.59 | |||||
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| CDT 6HR | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 10A | 1P | 4P | 7P | 10P | 1A | 4A | 7A | 10A | 1P | 4P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47° | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 38° | 67° | -- | -- | 47° | 70° | -- | -- | 49° | 70° | -- | -- | 47° | 72° | -- |
| TEMP | 61° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 47° | 47° | 56° | 61° | 63° | 58° | 52° | 49° | 45° | 43° | 52° | 58° | 61° | 58° | 45° | 41° | 65° | 63° | 50° | 49° | 67° | 67° | 58° | 52° | 65° | 65° | 52° | 49° | 67° | 67° |
| SKY COVER | 25% | 25% | 14% | 37% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 32% | 34% | 33% | 33% | 32% | 42% | 63% | 62% | 79% | 72% | 79% | 80% | 79% | 51% | 24% | 22% | 12% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 9% | 26% | 49% | 73% | 48% | 33% | 30% | 24% | 23% | 24% | 32% | 47% | 55% |
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| DEW PT | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 34° | 36° | 36° | 41° | 40° | 41° | 50° | 52° | 49° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 41° | 40° | 45° | 47° |
| RH | 44% | 49% | 50% | 54% | 56% | 58% | 58% | 61% | 58% | 60% | 63% | 64% | 65% | 47% | 37% | 37% | 43% | 54% | 55% | 62% | 65% | 46% | 38% | 36% | 44% | 68% | 78% | 35% | 46% | 68% | 73% | 56% | 60% | 74% | 79% | 48% | 48% | 68% | 74% | 44% | 50% |
| POP 12HR | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6% | -- | -- | -- | 10% | -- | -- | -- | 9% | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 0% | -- | 4% | -- | 32% | -- | 30% | -- | 13% | -- | 18% | -- | 25% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| WIND DIR | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | NW | N | N | NE | NE | E | E | E |
| HeatIndex | 61 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 52 | 58 | 61 | 58 | 42 | 39 | 65 | 63 | 50 | 45 | 67 | 67 | 58 | 52 | 65 | 65 | 52 | 44 | 67 | 67 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41° | 39° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | 38° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 60.32 | 58.22 | 56.77 | 55.21 | 53.65 | 53.57 | 52.03 | 51.10 | 51.26 | 51.16 | 49.40 | 49.34 | 49.27 | 56.82 | 60.24 | 61.54 | 58.25 | 53.72 | 51.43 | 47.88 | 46.04 | 54.02 | 58.27 | 60.23 | 58.25 | 47.43 | 43.15 | 62.78 | 61.75 | 51.55 | 50.46 | 65.02 | 65.20 | 58.11 | 52.79 | 63.23 | 63.23 | 53.20 | 50.40 | 64.47 | 64.75 |
Click on individual weather variable above in left-hand column (ie., TEMP, RH, QPF 12HR) to view state forecast maps
NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,Regional Hourly Observations For BALLARD County, Kentucky
Issued at 800 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH FAIR 78 64 61 MISG 29.87R HENDERSON FAIR 79 60 52 S10 29.85F OWENSBORO FAIR 79 62 56 S9 29.87F HOPKINSVILLE FAIR 80 63 54 S12 29.88F BOWLING GREEN FAIR 81 59 47 S8 29.91F GLASGOW FAIR 78 59 51 S3 29.94S
Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.
Fire Weather Forecast For BALLARD County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Thu Apr 18 20:05:01 EDT 2024
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None None Showers
Chance Precip (%) 90 0 0 20
High Temperature(F) 64-68 60-64
Minimum RH(%) 38-43 35-40
Low Temperature(F) 51-55 44-48
Maximum RH(%) 90-95 62-67
Temp (24h trend) 53 (-6) 67 (-18) 46 63
RH % (24h trend) 93 (-4) 41 (-9) 65 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 7-11 G25 N 8-12 G28 N 4-8 N 5-9 G23
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 7-11 G29 N 6-10 G23 N 4-8 N 5-9 G21
Precip Amount 0.49 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 7 1
Precip Begin 7 PM 1 PM
Precip End 7 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1210 1580
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3960 5170
1700'Mix Hgt Temp 57 56
Transport Wnd (kts) N 15 N 11
Transport Wnd (m/s) N 8 N 6
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 9680 9480
Dispersion Index Good Good
LAL 4 1 1 1
Haines Index 3 4 5 5
DSI SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. North
winds around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs around 70. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
SPC's Fire Weather Web Tool (Excellent!), SPC's Fire Weather Outlooks, NWS Fire Weather WEB, Fire Danger Class Map,
Keetch-Byram Drought Index, ROMAN Web, Haines Index ,
WFAS's 10-hr Dead Fuel Moist., WFAS's 100-hr Dead Fuel Moist., Probablity of Ignition, Visual blackness Map, Palmer Drought Index, HPC's Rainfall Forecast Maps
Hazardous Weather Outlook For BALLARD County, Kentucky
135 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 /235 PM EDT Thu Apr 18 2024/
DAY ONE This Afternoon and Tonight
The threat of storms will increase to a peak this evening, with
all severe hazards in play. The greatest risk is for damaging
winds, with large hail and tornadoes also posing potential risks.
Frequent deadly lightning and locally heavy rains capable of
sporadic flooding are also potential hazards.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday
Lows in the upper 30s are possible this weekend, with Sunday night
perhaps the best chance for frost to develop as skies clear and
winds diminish then. These cooler temperatures and thus the
chance of frost appears greatest along and north of the Ohio
River.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is requested for our ongoing active severe
weather watch.
Latest BALLARD County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For BALLARD County, KY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 129 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY
TONIGHT
Thunderstorms likely. Showers. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest with gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Cooler. Less humid with highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the lower 60s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
MONDAY
Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
TUESDAY
Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows around 50. Chance of rain 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Lows in the upper 40s.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
