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

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

ISSUED AT 14:00 UTC ON THURSDAY JAN 23 2025
DAY THURSDAY
CDT 3HR 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P
MAX/MIN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38°
TEMP 27° 32° 34° 36° 38° 36° 36° 34° 31°
SKY COVER 58% 61% 64% 67% 70% 74% 84% 80% 77%
Clouds
DEW PT 13° 14° 18° 20° 20° 20° 22° 20° 20°
RH 53% 47% 51% 49% 47% 49% 53% 55% 61%
POP 12HR -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 8 7
WIND Gust(MPH) 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 14
WIND DIR W W W W W NW NW NW NW
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 20 25 26 30 31 29 29 27 24
Rain -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL 20° 25° 27° 30° 32° 29° 29° 27° 25°
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS



DAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
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 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 14° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31° -- -- -- -- -- -- 20° -- -- 47° -- -- 29° 43° -- -- 25° 47° -- -- 31° 50° -- -- 31° 52° --
TEMP 29° 27° 25° 23° 22° 22° 20° 18° 18° 18° 16° 16° 16° 14° 16° 20° 22° 25° 27° 29° 31° 31° 29° 27° 25° 25° 23° 23° 23° 23° 25° 32° 45° 47° 40° 32° 31° 41° 38° 29° 25° 43° 40° 34° 31° 47° 43° 34° 31° 49° 45°
SKY COVER 62% 56% 51% 51% 51% 54% 47% 49% 46% 43% 41% 38% 34% 31% 23% 23% 17% 10% 5% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 2% 3% 3% 4% 7% 6% 6% 9% 25% 41% 47% 80% 88% 72% 73% 63% 36% 11% 14% 7% 16% 14% 19% 24% 20% 30% 55%
Clouds
DEW PT 20° 18° 18° 16° 14° 13° 13° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 11° 13° 14° 16° 18° 22° 23° 25° 25° 27° 27° 27° 25° 23° 22° 25° 27° 25° 27° 29° 29° 27° 29° 32°
RH 65% 71% 70% 70% 70% 70% 73% 73% 74% 73% 80% 76% 77% 80% 73% 61% 52% 45% 40% 34% 34% 33% 37% 40% 47% 52% 56% 59% 64% 67% 68% 55% 39% 40% 54% 75% 82% 55% 66% 85% 91% 40% 55% 72% 78% 45% 59% 81% 84% 48% 62%
POP 12HR 8% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- -- -- 0% -- -- -- 0% -- 2% -- 7% -- 11% -- 4% -- 5% -- 4% -- 2% -- 12%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 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 0in 0in -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 7 9 8 5 2 1 1 1 0 1 7 6 6 5 7 5 2 2 7 5
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW N NW W W W SW W W W W SW W SW
HeatIndex 23 19 18 16 14 14 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 9 11 14 16 19 21 23 25 26 23 22 25 25 23 23 19 18 19 25 39 42 36 29 31 41 38 29 25 40 37 29 27 43 40 32 28 45 42
Rain -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance
WIND CHILL 22° 20° 17° 16° 14° 15° 12° 11° 11° 11° -- -- -- -- -- 14° 16° 19° 21° 23° 25° 25° 23° 22° -- -- -- -- -- 17° 18° 26° 40° -- 37° -- -- -- -- -- -- 39° 36° 29° 26° -- 40° -- -- -- 43°
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For HOPKINS County, Kentucky
Issued at 900 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PADUCAH        CLOUDY    26  15  63 SW6       30.28R WCI  19          
HENDERSON      CLOUDY    25  15  66 SW14      30.27R WCI  13          
OWENSBORO      CLOUDY    26  13  57 SW7       30.27R WCI  18          
HOPKINSVILLE   NOT AVBL                                               
BOWLING GREEN  SUNNY     25   7  46 SW8       30.29R WCI  16          
GLASGOW        SUNNY     24   9  53 SW6       30.28R WCI  17          


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 HOPKINS County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Thu Jan 23 09:05:01 AM EST 2025

Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
High Temperature(F)   35-39                     29-33        
Minimum RH(%)         42-47                     32-37        
Low Temperature(F)                 12-16                     
Maximum RH(%)                      77-82                     
Temp (24h trend)      38 (+7)      13 (-8)      32           
RH % (24h trend)      45 (+17)     80 (+24)     35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W 4-8 G18    NW 3-7       Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 5-9 G19   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1440                      1080         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl)4710                      3550         
1700'Mix Hgt Temp     35                        24           
Transport Wnd (kts)   W 17                      W  8         
Transport Wnd (m/s)   W  9                      W  4         
Vent Rate (m/s-m)     12960                     4320         
Dispersion Index      Good                      Poor         
LAL                   1            1            1            
Haines Index          3            3            4            
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL               SLGT UNSTBL  

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For HOPKINS County, Kentucky
401 AM CST Thu Jan 23 2025 /501 AM EST Thu Jan 23 2025/

 DAY ONE  Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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


7-Day Forecast For HOPKINS County, KY

TODAY
Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest this afternoon.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 15. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds around 5 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the lower 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

SATURDAY
Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 40s. Lows in the lower 30s.

WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky