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ISSUED AT 02:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 26 2024
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| CDT 3HR | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | |||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | |||||
| TEMP | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 49° | 52° | 56° | 61° | 65° | 68° | 72° | 76° | 77° | 79° | 79° | 77° | |||||
| SKY COVER | 78% | 76% | 74% | 78% | 81% | 83% | 85% | 86% | 88% | 86% | 88% | 86% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 89% | 84% | 80% | 75% | 77% | 79% | |||||
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| DEW PT | 41° | 41° | 40° | 41° | 40° | 41° | 41° | 43° | 43° | 45° | 47° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | |||||
| RH | 61% | 66% | 66% | 68% | 68% | 73% | 74% | 77% | 76% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 72% | 67% | 65% | 61% | 56% | 52% | 50% | 50% | 51% | |||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.03in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |||||
| WIND DIR | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Lgt Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| HeatIndex | 54 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 77 | |||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | |||||
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 55.03 | 53.27 | 53.27 | 53.20 | 51.55 | 50.46 | 50.40 | 50.24 | 50.29 | 49.97 | 52.67 | 56.31 | 60.66 | 63.87 | 66.23 | 69.17 | 71.84 | 72.20 | 73.44 | 73.44 | 72.10 | |||||
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| CDT 6HR | 7P | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 65° | 77° | -- | -- | 61° | 79° | -- | -- | 59° | 81° | -- | -- | 58° | 76° | -- |
| TEMP | 76° | 72° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 74° | 79° | 83° | 76° | 72° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 74° | 79° | 81° | 77° | 68° | 65° | 74° | 68° | 63° | 63° | 76° | 74° | 63° | 63° | 79° | 74° | 63° | 59° | 74° | 70° |
| SKY COVER | 81% | 88% | 73% | 80% | 81% | 79% | 77% | 74% | 71% | 68% | 66% | 63% | 61% | 63% | 66% | 68% | 63% | 48% | 31% | 30% | 23% | 19% | 17% | 18% | 34% | 29% | 30% | 55% | 74% | 77% | 86% | 83% | 70% | 32% | 15% | 25% | 36% | 32% | 43% | 47% | 46% | 38% | 36% |
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| DEW PT | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 63° | 61° | 58° | 54° | 52° | 52° |
| RH | 55% | 61% | 65% | 67% | 65% | 65% | 70% | 73% | 75% | 72% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 68% | 63% | 57% | 48% | 42% | 54% | 61% | 63% | 70% | 72% | 57% | 48% | 43% | 48% | 62% | 72% | 59% | 78% | 90% | 92% | 61% | 62% | 86% | 89% | 58% | 61% | 84% | 83% | 47% | 52% |
| POP 12HR | 34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | 19% | -- | 64% | -- | 71% | -- | 34% | -- | 14% | -- | 27% | -- | 20% | -- | 20% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | S | S | W | NW | N | N | N | N |
| HeatIndex | 76 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 65 | 74 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 59 | 74 | 70 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 71.74 | 69.17 | 67.84 | 67.97 | 67.84 | 67.84 | 66.48 | 65.78 | 65.87 | 65.74 | 64.15 | 64.15 | 64.15 | 65.56 | 67.72 | 70.41 | 73.22 | 75.28 | 71.65 | 69.17 | 67.72 | 65.65 | 64.05 | 70.41 | 73.22 | 74.04 | 71.79 | 66.08 | 64.05 | 70.57 | 66.89 | 62.77 | 62.82 | 72.31 | 70.82 | 62.68 | 62.75 | 74.33 | 70.74 | 62.63 | 58.98 | 69.57 | 67.04 |
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 CHRISTIAN County, Kentucky
Issued at 1000 PM EDT THU APR 25 2024
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PADUCAH LGT RAIN 58 48 69 CALM 30.12F HENDERSON CLOUDY 56 46 69 CALM 30.16S OWENSBORO CLOUDY 60 37 42 E6 30.16S HOPKINSVILLE CLOUDY 62 44 53 NE6 30.11S BOWLING GREEN CLOUDY 61 40 45 NE5 30.15R GLASGOW CLOUDY 57 39 50 NE5 30.16R
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 CHRISTIAN County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Thu Apr 25 22:05:01 EDT 2024
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 40 60 30 0
High Temperature(F) 76-80 80-84
Minimum RH(%) 46-51 40-45
Low Temperature(F) 48-52 63-67
Maximum RH(%) 76-81 70-75
Temp (24h trend) 49 (+7) 80 (+11) 65 83
RH % (24h trend) 79 (-11) 49 (+17) 73 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SE 4-8 G19 S 9-13 G26 S 11-15 G31
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 8-12 G24 S 9-13 G26 S 12-16 G32
Precip Amount 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.00
Precip Duration 2 2 1
Precip Begin 10 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 7 AM
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1320 1700
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 4330 5570
1700'Mix Hgt Temp 69 69
Transport Wnd (kts) S 19 S 26
Transport Wnd (m/s) S 10 S 13
Vent Rate (m/s-m) 13200 22100
Dispersion Index Very Good Excellent
LAL 2 3 2 1
Haines Index 4 3 4 4
DSI SLGT UNSTBL MOD UNSTBL
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid
80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. South
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 80. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 70s. North 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 ,
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For CHRISTIAN County, Kentucky
357 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /457 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024/
DAY ONE This Afternoon and Tonight
A small chance of thunderstorms will spread slowly eastward across
southeast Missouri into southern Illinois and west Kentucky
through tonight. Lightning and a brief heavy downpour will be the
primary concerns.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday
Scattered thunderstorms will be possible mainly over southeast
Missouri and southern Illinois Friday through Saturday. A few
severe storms with a damaging wind and hail threat will be
possible mainly over southeast Missouri and southern Illinois.
More widespread thunderstorms will push eastward across the region
beginning late Sunday and continuing through Monday. Some of the
initial storms Sunday afternoon and evening could be severe over
southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. Heavy rainfall and
flooding will also be more of a concern Sunday night and Monday.
South winds will gust 30 to 40 mph at times on Sunday.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation cannot be ruled out over southeast Missouri and
southern Illinois Friday afternoon into Friday night, and again
late Sunday afternoon through Sunday night.
Latest CHRISTIAN County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For CHRISTIAN County, KY
TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers late this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the mid 60s.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
TUESDAY
Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. A chance of showers. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 50 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
