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

ISSUED AT 05:00 UTC ON SATURDAY APR 27 2024
DAY SATURDAY
EDT 3HR 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- 58° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 79°
TEMP 61° 61° 61° 61° 61° 61° 61° 63° 67° 70° 72° 72° 74° 76° 76° 76° 77° 76°
SKY COVER 62% 60% 70% 75% 78% 80% 73% 72% 78% 73% 82% 74% 71% 67% 65% 55% 49% 45%
Clouds
DEW PT 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 54° 54° 54° 56° 56° 58° 56° 58° 56° 56° 56°
RH 74% 69% 69% 70% 69% 69% 74% 69% 62% 58% 58% 57% 55% 52% 52% 49% 48% 48%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- -- 10% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 13 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 10 9
WIND Gust(MPH) 22 22 23 23 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 18 17
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 63 67 70 72 72 74 76 76 76 77 76
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 60.69 60.62 60.62 60.64 60.62 60.62 60.69 62.28 65.29 67.41 68.95 68.88 70.24 71.46 71.46 71.18 71.79 71.08



DAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
EDT 6HR 8P 9P 10P 11P MIDN 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 61° -- -- -- -- -- -- 81° -- -- -- -- 61° -- -- 81° -- -- 61° 77° -- -- 58° 81° -- -- 58° 77° -- -- 58° 72° --
TEMP 74° 72° 70° 67° 67° 65° 63° 61° 61° 61° 61° 61° 63° 65° 70° 72° 74° 76° 77° 79° 74° 68° 65° 63° 63° 72° 77° 79° 74° 65° 63° 72° 72° 63° 63° 77° 72° 63° 63° 74° 72° 63° 61° 70° 67°
SKY COVER 41% 39% 36% 34% 30% 26% 22% 19% 16% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 9% 7% 14% 21% 28% 6% 4% 8% 14% 17% 21% 23% 45% 49% 67% 80% 83% 54% 13% 19% 39% 49% 29% 49% 51% 51% 49% 54% 62% 64% 49%
Clouds
DEW PT 56° 54° 54° 54° 54° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 52° 54° 54° 56° 56° 56° 56° 56° 54° 54° 52° 50° 52° 52° 56° 56° 56° 54° 56° 58° 61° 58° 56° 58° 61° 58° 56° 58° 61° 58° 56° 54° 56° 50°
RH 53% 55% 58% 62% 63% 62% 67% 72% 70% 72% 72% 74% 72% 67% 60% 57% 53% 50% 46% 43% 49% 54% 61% 67% 69% 57% 48% 45% 51% 70% 84% 66% 61% 81% 83% 55% 61% 78% 83% 61% 61% 78% 77% 59% 55%
POP 12HR 8% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4% -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- 18% -- 70% -- 56% -- 14% -- 32% -- 22% -- 46% -- 33% -- 37%
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) 10 10 10 10 13 14 14 13 13 10 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 10 10 10 8 8 10 9 14 15 17 15 14 10 10 13 7 7 7 9 10 8 7 13 10 9 9 14 10
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 SW SW SW S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W NW
HeatIndex 74 72 70 67 67 65 63 61 61 61 61 61 63 65 70 72 74 76 77 79 74 68 65 63 63 72 77 79 74 65 63 72 72 63 63 77 72 63 63 74 72 63 61 70 67
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Likely Likely Chance -- -- Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance -- Chance -- -- Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 70.07 68.73 67.41 65.29 65.33 63.70 62.24 60.66 60.64 60.66 60.66 60.69 62.35 63.87 67.54 68.88 70.07 71.27 71.59 72.67 69.74 65.67 63.67 62.24 62.28 68.88 71.79 72.89 69.90 63.98 62.63 69.53 69.17 62.56 62.61 72.50 69.17 62.49 62.61 70.74 69.17 62.49 60.72 67.47 64.97

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For GARRARD County, Kentucky
Issued at 100 AM EDT SAT APR 27 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
LEXINGTON      MOCLDY    62  54  74 S12       30.11S                  
COVINGTON      MOCLDY    61  54  77 S15G22    30.07R                  
FRANKFORT      MOCLDY    62  54  74 S9        30.08S                  


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 GARRARD County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Sat Apr 27 01:05:01 EDT 2024


                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

CLOUD COVER           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         None         None         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      61 (+15)     81 (+8)      61           82           
RH % (24H TREND)      73 (-2)      45 (-8)      77           39           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                S 11 G20                  S  9         
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  9 G17    S 11 G19     S  9         S  9         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)             5624                      6150         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      S 18         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)                  134136                    100440       
DISPERSION                         Excellent                 Excellent    
DSI                   STBL         SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  MOD UNSTBL   
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          3            3            3            3            
ADI EARLY             15 GEN POOR  77 GOOD      20 GEN POOR  63 GOOD      
ADI LATE              17 GEN POOR  104 VERY GOOD14 GEN POOR  79 GOOD      
MAX LVORI EARLY       3            3            2            4            
MAX LVORI LATE        3            1            4            1            

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

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

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For GARRARD County, Kentucky
252 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024 /152 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024/

 DAY ONE  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 GARRARD County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.: UKAWC Drought Page, Kentucky Drought Watch


7-Day Forecast For GARRARD County, KY

TONIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy late in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 20 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. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

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
Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. 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 30 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 with chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.

THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

FRIDAY
Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

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