1st Responders/1st Detectors/Storm Spotters Weather Summary for Bourbon County, KY

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UKAWC 1st Detectors/1st Responders Precision Weather Forecast For BOURBON County, Kentucky
(based on the NWS County Digital Forecast)

ISSUED AT 00:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
DAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
EDT 3HR 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 63°
TEMP 56° 52° 49° 45° 43° 43° 40° 38° 38° 38° 36° 38° 41° 45° 50° 54° 56° 59° 61° 63° 63° 63° 61°
SKY COVER 15% 14% 13% 12% 11% 10% 9% 9% 8% 11% 13% 16% 17% 18% 19% 16% 12% 9% 11% 13% 15% 17% 19%
Clouds
DEW PT 41° 40° 38° 38° 36° 36° 34° 34° 34° 32° 32° 32° 34° 34° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36°
RH 58% 63% 68% 73% 75% 76% 79% 82% 81% 82% 85% 79% 73% 64% 56% 49% 44% 40% 37% 36% 36% 38% 40%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WIND Gust(MPH) 13 13 13 13 13 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- Patchy Frost Patchy Frost Patchy Frost Frost Frost Frost -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 56 52 45 41 38 38 35 33 33 32 31 34 37 42 50 54 56 59 61 63 63 63 61
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Frost -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Areas of -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- 41° 38° 39° 35° 33° 33° 33° 30° 33° 36° 41° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 56.65 53.38 50.72 47.05 45.17 45.09 42.17 40.06 40.17 40.06 37.88 40.40 43.64 47.73 52.13 55.35 56.86 58.93 60.24 61.52 61.52 61.57 60.27



DAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WED
EDT 6HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P 2A 8A 2P 8P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43° -- -- 72° -- -- -- -- 58° -- -- 79° -- -- 61° 83° -- -- 61° 81° -- -- 61° 76° -- -- 54° 79° --
TEMP 58° 54° 52° 49° 47° 45° 45° 45° 43° 43° 43° 43° 47° 61° 68° 67° 65° 63° 61° 61° 61° 70° 74° 77° 74° 65° 63° 77° 74° 65° 63° 77° 74° 65° 61° 72° 70° 59° 58° 76° 72°
SKY COVER 28% 28% 27% 26% 26% 26% 27% 29% 32% 34% 36% 38% 41% 62% 86% 86% 87% 70% 79% 71% 76% 56% 68% 43% 34% 33% 19% 29% 21% 33% 37% 49% 64% 79% 77% 67% 38% 31% 30% 12% 10%
Clouds
DEW PT 40° 38° 38° 36° 36° 36° 36° 34° 34° 34° 34° 36° 36° 47° 52° 56° 54° 54° 54° 52° 54° 58° 59° 59° 58° 54° 56° 61° 58° 54° 56° 61° 59° 58° 59° 61° 58° 56° 54° 56° 58°
RH 48% 54% 58% 62% 68% 67% 70% 67% 67% 70% 72% 72% 68% 60% 57% 65% 69% 72% 75% 75% 77% 68% 59% 53% 57% 70% 77% 56% 57% 70% 77% 57% 61% 78% 93% 68% 67% 86% 86% 51% 59%
POP 12HR 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2% -- -- -- 29% -- -- -- 16% -- -- -- 11% -- 2% -- 6% -- 10% -- 36% -- 55% -- 54% -- 11% -- 15%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.03in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 9 10 10 9 13 13 13 16 17 23 22 17 16 15 16 10 14 14 17 15 10 9 14 10 7 7 8 7
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
HeatIndex 58 54 52 45 43 41 40 40 38 37 37 39 43 61 68 67 65 63 61 61 61 70 74 77 74 65 63 77 74 65 63 77 74 65 61 72 70 59 58 76 72
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Chance Likely Chance Chance -- -- -- Slight Chance --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance -- Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- Slight Chance --
Frost -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- 41° 41° 41° 38° 38° 38° 39° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 58.23 55.21 53.57 51.05 49.08 47.50 47.28 47.50 45.87 45.61 45.43 45.43 49.08 60.52 65.82 65.42 63.94 62.35 60.70 60.70 60.72 68.03 70.57 72.30 70.41 63.98 62.47 72.60 70.41 63.98 62.47 72.70 70.74 64.25 60.92 69.68 67.97 58.98 58.06 71.36 69.02

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For BOURBON County, Kentucky
Issued at 800 PM EDT WED APR 24 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
LEXINGTON      CLEAR     62  42  47 NW8       30.14R                  
COVINGTON      PTCLDY    51  38  60 N17       30.18R                  
FRANKFORT      CLEAR     62  40  44 N9        30.14R                  


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 BOURBON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Wed Apr 24 20:05:01 EDT 2024


                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         Showers      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
TEMP (24H TREND)      36 (-14)     66 (-1)      43           73           
RH % (24H TREND)      85 (-11)     33 (-12)     70           52           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                NE  5                     E  7         
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   N  6         Lgt/Var      NE  5        S  9         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             4262                      4934         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  6                     S 18         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  23586                     81651        
DISPERSION                         Poor                      Good         
DSI                   MOD UNSTBL   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            3            
ADI EARLY             8 POOR       23 FAIR      8 POOR       25 FAIR      
ADI LATE              8 POOR       28 FAIR      10 POOR      67 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            4            3            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        4            2            3            2            

REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.        
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
to around 30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For BOURBON County, Kentucky
324 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /224 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024/

 DAY ONE  Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

Latest BOURBON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page, Kentucky Drought Watch


7-Day Forecast For BOURBON County, KY

TONIGHT
Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

THURSDAY
Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

SATURDAY
Breezy. Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

MONDAY
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

TUESDAY
Partly sunny with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

WEDNESDAY
Sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80.

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