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

ISSUED AT 11:00 UTC ON THURSDAY APR 25 2024
DAY THURSDAY
EDT 3HR 8A 9A 10A 11A NOON 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6P 7P
MAX/MIN 40° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 65°
TEMP 41° 45° 49° 54° 56° 59° 63° 63° 65° 65° 65° 63°
SKY COVER 9% 15% 18% 17% 10% 10% 11% 18% 23% 19% 34% 61%
Clouds
DEW PT 34° 36° 36° 38° 38° 38° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36°
RH 73% 68% 60% 52% 48% 44% 38% 37% 34% 32% 33% 36%
POP 12HR 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- --
SNOWFALL 0in -- -- -- -- -- 0in -- -- -- -- --
WIND SPEED(MPH) 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WIND Gust(MPH) 13 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WIND DIR NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
DEW -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HeatIndex 36 42 47 54 56 59 63 63 65 65 65 63
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL 36° 41° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 43.64 47.43 51.16 55.27 56.80 58.94 61.57 61.54 62.75 62.68 62.72 61.52



DAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUE WED
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 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 47° -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 72° -- -- -- -- 65° -- -- 79° -- -- 63° 81° -- -- 65° 79° -- -- 61° 76° -- -- 56° 79° --
TEMP 63° 58° 56° 54° 52° 52° 50° 49° 49° 49° 49° 47° 50° 54° 58° 61° 65° 65° 65° 67° 67° 67° 67° 68° 68° 68° 67° 65° 65° 70° 76° 77° 74° 67° 65° 76° 76° 67° 65° 76° 74° 65° 61° 72° 72° 61° 59° 76° 74°
SKY COVER 58% 60% 47% 66% 45% 41% 55% 48% 59% 51% 53% 46% 47% 49% 63% 68% 64% 74% 84% 78% 72% 66% 70% 74% 78% 82% 85% 79% 74% 61% 50% 37% 39% 24% 22% 33% 25% 37% 46% 56% 74% 72% 71% 53% 34% 24% 28% 10% 12%
Clouds
DEW PT 38° 38° 38° 36° 36° 36° 36° 36° 34° 34° 36° 36° 36° 40° 43° 47° 49° 52° 54° 54° 56° 56° 56° 54° 54° 54° 54° 54° 54° 58° 58° 58° 56° 54° 56° 58° 56° 54° 56° 59° 58° 58° 58° 59° 56° 54° 54° 56° 56°
RH 41% 45% 50% 52% 52% 54% 55% 60% 58% 58% 60% 63% 58% 56% 56% 57% 56% 61% 65% 65% 67% 65% 65% 60% 60% 61% 65% 65% 69% 63% 55% 50% 53% 63% 72% 54% 47% 62% 70% 55% 55% 75% 89% 65% 59% 78% 83% 51% 53%
POP 12HR 0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29% -- -- -- 10% -- -- -- 6% -- 3% -- 5% -- 15% -- 41% -- 62% -- 46% -- 11% -- 13%
RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.00in -- -- -- -- -- 0.01in -- -- -- -- -- 0.01in -- 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 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 13 13 13 10 10 10 10 15 16 15 17 17 21 17 16 17 16 17 15 15 15 18 15 13 9 13 8 6 6 7 7
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW W W E W N
HeatIndex 63 58 56 54 52 52 50 45 45 45 45 44 50 54 58 61 65 65 65 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 67 65 65 70 76 77 74 67 65 76 76 67 65 76 74 65 61 72 72 61 59 76 74
Rain Showers -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Slight Chance Chance Likely Likely Chance Chance -- -- -- -- --
Thunder Storm -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Slight Chance Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance Slight Chance -- -- -- -- --
WIND CHILL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SPRAY COND
DRY COND
LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS
LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS 61.64 58.24 56.77 55.27 53.80 53.72 52.18 51.16 51.26 51.26 51.16 49.40 52.03 55.16 58.19 60.48 63.50 63.67 63.81 65.42 65.51 65.42 65.42 65.98 65.98 66.03 65.42 63.81 63.94 67.72 71.74 72.00 70.07 65.33 64.05 71.65 70.99 65.29 63.98 71.74 70.24 64.15 60.87 69.46 69.02 60.73 58.98 71.36 70.07

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NWS 48 Hr. Forecast Maps,

Regional Hourly Observations For LARUE County, Kentucky
Issued at 700 AM EDT THU APR 25 2024
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
LOUISVILLE/SDF CLEAR     42  34  73 NE7       30.28R                  
LOUISVILLE/LOU CLEAR     38  35  89 CALM      30.28R                  
FORT KNOX      CLEAR     40  36  84 NE7       30.25R                  


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 LARUE County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:

Issued at: Thu Apr 25 07:05:01 EDT 2024

439 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /339 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024/

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

CLOUD COVER           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        
PRECIP TYPE           None         None         Showers      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
TEMP (24H TREND)      69 (-1)      46 (+5)      77           
RH % (24H TREND)      31 (-6)      71 (-14)     53           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)   NE  5                     SE  6        
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  9        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5072                      4034         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  6                     S 20         
VENT RATE (KT-FT)     26334                     76646        
DISPERSION            Poor                      Good         
DSI                   SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  SLGT UNSTBL  
LAL                   1            1            2            
HAINES INDEX          4            5            3            
ADI EARLY             26 FAIR      11 POOR      40 FAIR      
ADI LATE              32 FAIR      12 POOR      46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            2            3            
MAX LVORI LATE        2            3            2            

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

.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds around 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower
80s. South winds around 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly 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. West winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For LARUE County, Kentucky
331 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 /231 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024/

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


7-Day Forecast For LARUE County, KY

TODAY
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY
Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.

SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

MONDAY
Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

MONDAY NIGHT
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. 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 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
Sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

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