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ISSUED AT 20:00 UTC ON TUESDAY APR 16 2024
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| CDT 3HR | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | 83° | |||||
| TEMP | 83° | 81° | 81° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 40% | 43% | 60% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 54° | 52° | 52° | |||||
| RH | 38% | 37% | 36% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 21 | 17 | 18 | |||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | |||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 82 | 81 | 80 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | |||||
| DRY COND |  | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 74.75 | 73.31 | 73.19 | |||||
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| CDT 6HR | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 4A | 7A | 10A | 1P | 4P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P | 1A | 7A | 1P | 7P |
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 61° | 72° | -- | -- | 50° | 65° | -- | -- | 47° | 61° | -- | -- | 40° | 67° | -- |
| TEMP | 76° | 74° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 76° | 77° | 79° | 79° | 77° | 76° | 76° | 72° | 70° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 61° | 72° | 81° | 83° | 79° | 67° | 61° | 68° | 65° | 54° | 50° | 61° | 59° | 50° | 47° | 58° | 56° | 47° | 41° | 63° | 61° |
| SKY COVER | 80% | 67% | 80% | 85% | 78% | 89% | 87% | 89% | 89% | 92% | 91% | 82% | 81% | 57% | 64% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 57% | 47% | 36% | 26% | 24% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 18% | 45% | 26% | 38% | 43% | 64% | 68% | 76% | 74% | 62% | 63% | 57% | 70% | 72% | 75% | 68% | 71% | 48% | 20% | 12% | 27% | 13% |
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| DEW PT | 52° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 59° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 52° | 45° | 41° | 43° | 40° | 38° | 36° | 40° | 38° | 34° | 34° | 38° | 40° |
| RH | 42% | 44% | 47% | 49% | 51% | 51% | 56% | 60% | 65% | 67% | 72% | 72% | 77% | 78% | 75% | 75% | 70% | 66% | 64% | 59% | 56% | 56% | 57% | 57% | 59% | 65% | 70% | 75% | 78% | 78% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 83% | 61% | 46% | 44% | 52% | 77% | 89% | 68% | 60% | 71% | 71% | 51% | 49% | 63% | 67% | 50% | 48% | 63% | 76% | 39% | 47% |
| POP 12HR | 15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31% | -- | -- | -- | 26% | -- | 75% | -- | 53% | -- | 28% | -- | 15% | -- | 13% | -- | 16% | -- | 6% | -- | 6% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.17in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.08in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.24in | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | 0.01in | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | S | S | S | S | W | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | N | N |
| HeatIndex | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 61 | 68 | 65 | 54 | 50 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 42 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 36 | 63 | 61 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Likely | Definite | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36° | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 70.51 | 69.32 | 68.15 | 68.30 | 66.98 | 66.98 | 67.29 | 65.98 | 65.42 | 65.51 | 64.05 | 64.05 | 64.22 | 64.25 | 65.87 | 68.46 | 69.82 | 71.16 | 72.59 | 72.90 | 74.11 | 74.11 | 72.70 | 71.93 | 72.12 | 69.46 | 68.15 | 65.87 | 66.01 | 64.25 | 64.25 | 64.25 | 62.54 | 60.79 | 69.17 | 74.41 | 75.55 | 73.67 | 65.96 | 60.87 | 66.38 | 63.64 | 54.77 | 51.40 | 60.41 | 58.94 | 51.79 | 49.14 | 58.22 | 56.80 | 49.40 | 43.35 | 61.59 | 60.36 |
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 BARREN County, Kentucky
Issued at 500 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2024
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH CLOUDY 81 57 43 S12G25 29.81F HENDERSON PTSUNNY 86 49 27 S21G29 29.84F OWENSBORO MOSUNNY 85 54 34 S20G26 29.84F HOPKINSVILLE PTSUNNY 85 46 25 S12G22 29.87F BOWLING GREEN MOSUNNY 85 53 33 S14G23 29.91F GLASGOW MOSUNNY 84 54 35 S14 29.93F
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 BARREN County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Tue Apr 16 17:05:02 EDT 2024
348 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 /248 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024/
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
CLOUD COVER Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Tstms Tstms None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 50 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 63 (0) 83 (0) 58 84
RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-5) 41 (+2) 90 45
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SW 12 G24 Lgt/Var
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 10 G18 SW 13 G25 SW 8 S 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.33 0.08 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 7024 4973
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 32 S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 230934 72615
DISPERSION Excellent Good
DSI SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 3 3 3 3
HAINES INDEX 4 4 5 4
ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 70 GOOD 27 FAIR 22 FAIR
ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 139 VERY GOOD8 POOR 76 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 2 4 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 3 1 5 3
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.FRIDAY...Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For BARREN County, Kentucky
352 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024 /252 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024/
DAY ONE Tonight.
Thunderstorms are expected tonight ahead of a cold front. The main
hazards will be brief heavy rain, locally gusty winds, small hail,
and lightning.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Wednesday through Monday.
Isolated severe storms will be possible Wednesday afternoon, though
confidence is not high in storms developing. Another round of showers
and thunderstorms is expected Thursday evening and overnight as low
pressure moves through the region. Isolated severe storms will be
possible.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation may be needed tonight, tomorrow, and Thursday
night.
GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:
Storms tonight will move from southwest to northeast around 30 to 40
mph.
Any users of this storm motion must be aware that thunderstorm activity
can be erratic and constantly evolving. Please use this with caution
and be prepared for changing conditions.
Latest BARREN County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For BARREN County, KY
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms late in the night. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny with slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
FRIDAY
Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Cooler. Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny. Highs around 60.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
