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ISSUED AT 04:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 26 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74° | ||||
| TEMP | 47° | 47° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 45° | 43° | 45° | 49° | 56° | 61° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 70° | 70° | 70° | 72° | 70° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 61% | 57% | 52% | 42% | 36% | 24% | 28% | 28% | 29% | 29% | 33% | 47% | 66% | 85% | 85% | 81% | 80% | 73% | 68% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 36° | 36° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 34° | 36° | 40° | 43° | 45° | 49° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 56° | ||||
| RH | 63% | 65% | 65% | 67% | 65% | 68% | 70% | 67% | 67% | 59% | 55% | 53% | 56% | 56% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 55% | 60% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| WIND DIR | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | SE | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 70 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | 41° | 41° | 41° | 41° | 38° | 40° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 49.40 | 49.27 | 47.66 | 47.50 | 47.66 | 47.43 | 45.61 | 47.50 | 50.78 | 56.63 | 60.46 | 63.40 | 65.02 | 65.77 | 67.35 | 67.47 | 67.60 | 68.73 | 67.54 | ||||
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| EDT 6HR | 8P | 9P | 10P | 11P | MIDN | 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 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 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 63° | 81° | -- | -- | 61° | 79° | -- | -- | 58° | 81° | -- | -- | 56° | 76° | -- |
| TEMP | 70° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 72° | 74° | 77° | 79° | 76° | 70° | 67° | 63° | 65° | 74° | 79° | 81° | 77° | 65° | 65° | 77° | 74° | 65° | 63° | 74° | 74° | 61° | 61° | 76° | 74° | 61° | 58° | 74° | 68° |
| SKY COVER | 78% | 78% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 81% | 82% | 82% | 82% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 74% | 74% | 75% | 75% | 74% | 73% | 63% | 58% | 29% | 28% | 29% | 19% | 25% | 26% | 24% | 20% | 33% | 44% | 71% | 79% | 85% | 80% | 37% | 19% | 28% | 43% | 37% | 41% | 50% | 34% | 16% | 21% |
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| DEW PT | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 56° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 61° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 61° | 58° | 58° | 63° | 58° | 56° | 52° | 52° | 49° |
| RH | 60% | 65% | 65% | 67% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 72% | 72% | 72% | 72% | 74% | 72% | 70% | 68% | 66% | 63% | 57% | 52% | 54% | 61% | 65% | 69% | 72% | 59% | 52% | 45% | 48% | 64% | 69% | 55% | 61% | 84% | 92% | 66% | 62% | 86% | 86% | 62% | 59% | 81% | 83% | 45% | 48% |
| POP 12HR | 41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | -- | -- | 4% | -- | 8% | -- | 43% | -- | 74% | -- | 47% | -- | 16% | -- | 29% | -- | 22% | -- | 22% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.08in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
| WIND DIR | 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 | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | SW | S | W | NW | NW | N | NW | N |
| HeatIndex | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 76 | 74 | 61 | 58 | 74 | 68 |
| Rain Showers | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- |
| Thunder Storm | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SPRAY COND | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 67.54 | 65.42 | 63.81 | 63.87 | 62.28 | 62.28 | 62.35 | 62.35 | 62.35 | 62.35 | 62.35 | 62.40 | 64.05 | 65.65 | 68.03 | 69.53 | 70.91 | 72.70 | 73.67 | 71.65 | 67.60 | 65.42 | 62.28 | 64.05 | 70.57 | 73.67 | 74.28 | 71.79 | 63.77 | 63.94 | 72.50 | 70.74 | 64.45 | 62.82 | 71.16 | 70.82 | 60.83 | 60.83 | 72.41 | 70.57 | 60.77 | 58.07 | 69.40 | 65.37 |
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 JEFFERSON County, Kentucky
Issued at 1200 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LOUISVILLE/SDF CLOUDY 57 37 47 E6 30.18S LOUISVILLE/LOU MOCLDY 53 38 56 NE6 30.19R FORT KNOX MOCLDY 53 39 60 NE3 30.16S
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 JEFFERSON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 26 00:05:01 EDT 2024
331 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
PRECIP TYPE None Tstms Tstms None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 40 20 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (+4) 74 (+10) 62 81
RH % (24H TREND) 76 (-17) 49 (+11) 76 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) E 6 S 12 G23
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) Lgt/Var SE 7 SE 10 G19 S 15 G24
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.06 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL) 3812 5920
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 SW 29
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53368 153920
DISPERSION Good Excellent
DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 1 2 3 2
HAINES INDEX 4 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 31 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 76 GOOD
ADI LATE 8 POOR 40 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 117 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 3 2 3 1
REMARKS...ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds around 10 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80. South winds
10 to 15 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 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. North winds 5 to 10 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 ,
WFAS's 10-hr Dead Fuel Moist., WFAS's 100-hr Dead Fuel Moist., Probablity of Ignition, Visual blackness Map, Palmer Drought Index, HPC's Rainfall Forecast Maps
Hazardous Weather Outlook For JEFFERSON County, Kentucky
335 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /235 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024/
DAY ONE 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 JEFFERSON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For JEFFERSON County, KY
TONIGHT
Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy in the late evening and early morning then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
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 mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny with slight chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
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 around 60. 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 slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
THURSDAY
Sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
