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ISSUED AT 16:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 26 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72° | ||||
| TEMP | 68° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 70° | 70° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 54% | 60% | 65% | 70% | 73% | 73% | 72% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 52° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 56° | 56° | ||||
| RH | 54% | 55% | 61% | 63% | 61% | 60% | 61% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 70 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  |  | | | | | | ||||
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 65.67 | 67.23 | 67.60 | 67.72 | 69.17 | 67.54 | 67.60 | ||||
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| EDT 6HR | 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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 61° | 83° | -- | -- | 61° | 81° | -- | -- | 58° | 83° | -- | -- | 58° | 81° | -- |
| TEMP | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 70° | 74° | 77° | 79° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 79° | 79° | 76° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 63° | 63° | 74° | 81° | 83° | 77° | 67° | 65° | 81° | 76° | 67° | 63° | 76° | 74° | 63° | 63° | 79° | 76° | 63° | 61° | 76° | 72° |
| SKY COVER | 67% | 61% | 58% | 56% | 59% | 64% | 70% | 73% | 75% | 79% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 72% | 70% | 73% | 42% | 54% | 66% | 62% | 58% | 54% | 47% | 41% | 34% | 37% | 39% | 42% | 40% | 37% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 19% | 11% | 11% | 19% | 24% | 56% | 74% | 84% | 80% | 56% | 18% | 20% | 40% | 50% | 39% | 27% | 36% | 44% | 49% |
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| DEW PT | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 58° | 58° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 61° | 63° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 65° | 59° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 56° |
| RH | 62% | 65% | 68% | 65% | 67% | 70% | 69% | 73% | 72% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 69% | 70% | 65% | 68% | 61% | 58% | 55% | 54% | 52% | 50% | 50% | 51% | 53% | 55% | 61% | 63% | 63% | 65% | 69% | 75% | 61% | 50% | 44% | 48% | 62% | 69% | 51% | 53% | 75% | 89% | 66% | 63% | 86% | 89% | 60% | 55% | 77% | 84% | 53% | 57% |
| POP 12HR | 26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | 4% | -- | 2% | -- | 23% | -- | 73% | -- | 52% | -- | 18% | -- | 31% | -- | 26% | -- | 39% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 | 0in | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | SE | SE | 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 | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | SW | W | SW | S | SW | W |
| HeatIndex | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 65 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 76 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 79 | 76 | 63 | 61 | 76 | 72 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Isolated | Isolated | Isolated | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 65.29 | 65.42 | 63.91 | 63.81 | 63.87 | 63.98 | 63.94 | 62.38 | 62.35 | 62.28 | 62.35 | 62.42 | 63.94 | 65.65 | 67.84 | 68.03 | 70.74 | 72.80 | 74.00 | 73.89 | 75.14 | 74.89 | 73.44 | 73.56 | 71.55 | 70.24 | 69.17 | 67.72 | 66.13 | 65.42 | 62.28 | 62.42 | 70.74 | 74.89 | 75.55 | 71.79 | 65.29 | 63.94 | 75.02 | 71.55 | 65.87 | 62.75 | 72.78 | 70.91 | 62.68 | 62.75 | 74.56 | 71.74 | 62.47 | 60.81 | 71.55 | 68.88 |
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 FRANKLIN County, Kentucky
Issued at 1200 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON MOSUNNY 67 48 50 S15G21 30.16S COVINGTON PTSUNNY 64 43 46 SE7 30.16R FRANKFORT MOSUNNY 66 45 46 S13 30.15R
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 FRANKLIN County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 26 12:05:01 EDT 2024
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers Showers None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (+9) 59 (+18) 80
RH % (24H TREND) 45 (+7) 77 (+2) 48
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 7 S 12 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 8 SE 9 G19 S 12 G21
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5762 5535
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 SW 28
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 92192 142454
DISPERSION Good Excellent
DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 1 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 2 3
ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 15 GEN POOR 72 GOOD
ADI LATE 88 GOOD 15 GEN POOR 117 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 1 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For FRANKLIN County, Kentucky
1037 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024 /937 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024/
DAY ONE This afternoon and tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Saturday through Thursday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest FRANKLIN County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For FRANKLIN County, KY
TODAY
Mostly sunny until late afternoon then becoming mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers early in the afternoon. Scattered rain showers late in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Chance of showers 30 percent.
TONIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy with showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny with chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
