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ISSUED AT 17:00 UTC ON FRIDAY APR 26 2024
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| EDT 3HR | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72° | ||||
| TEMP | 70° | 68° | 67° | 70° | 67° | 67° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 54% | 64% | 71% | 75% | 74% | 78% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 49° | 50° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 52° | ||||
| RH | 49% | 53% | 56% | 53% | 54% | 56% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| DEW | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 70 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 67 | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS |  | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 66.86 | 65.62 | 65.02 | 67.10 | 64.93 | 65.02 | ||||
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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 | 1A | 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° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- | -- | -- | 81° | -- | -- | -- | 79° | -- |
| TEMP | 65° | 65° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 61° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 70° | 74° | 74° | 76° | 76° | 77° | 77° | 77° | 76° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 61° | 63° | 74° | 79° | 81° | 76° | 65° | 63° | 79° | 76° | 67° | 63° | 72° | 72° | 63° | 63° | 79° | 74° | 63° | 61° | 76° | 72° |
| SKY COVER | 77% | 66% | 58% | 56% | 57% | 58% | 58% | 66% | 65% | 74% | 80% | 78% | 79% | 67% | 74% | 77% | 65% | 68% | 70% | 67% | 63% | 60% | 52% | 44% | 36% | 29% | 22% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 31% | 6% | 17% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 35% | 59% | 75% | 75% | 60% | 18% | 18% | 36% | 47% | 34% | 23% | 30% | 39% | 43% |
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| DEW PT | 50° | 49° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 49° | 50° | 49° | 50° | 49° | 49° | 52° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 56° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 50° | 52° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 52° | 50° | 52° | 56° | 54° | 54° | 58° | 61° | 58° | 56° | 58° | 61° | 58° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 52° |
| RH | 58% | 56% | 62% | 62% | 64% | 65% | 62% | 67% | 64% | 66% | 65% | 67% | 67% | 63% | 60% | 56% | 51% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 44% | 45% | 45% | 44% | 47% | 49% | 52% | 54% | 58% | 58% | 60% | 67% | 70% | 52% | 41% | 38% | 43% | 58% | 67% | 44% | 44% | 63% | 80% | 66% | 59% | 77% | 83% | 53% | 55% | 69% | 78% | 46% | 51% |
| POP 12HR | 17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 2% | -- | 0% | -- | 8% | -- | 56% | -- | 56% | -- | 17% | -- | 30% | -- | 20% | -- | 36% |
| 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) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| WIND DIR | SE | SE | 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 | SW | S | S | S | S | SW | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | SW | SW | SW | W |
| HeatIndex | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 63 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 63 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 63 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 61 | 76 | 72 |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Likely | Likely | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | Chance | Chance |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK COLDSTRESS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 63.57 | 63.50 | 62.12 | 62.12 | 62.17 | 62.19 | 62.12 | 60.60 | 60.56 | 60.59 | 60.58 | 60.60 | 62.24 | 63.74 | 65.20 | 67.29 | 69.90 | 69.82 | 71.18 | 71.08 | 71.39 | 71.49 | 71.49 | 70.70 | 69.57 | 68.30 | 67.04 | 65.67 | 65.11 | 63.57 | 63.64 | 60.60 | 62.31 | 69.99 | 72.45 | 73.43 | 70.61 | 63.57 | 62.24 | 72.78 | 70.70 | 65.33 | 62.54 | 69.53 | 69.02 | 62.47 | 62.61 | 73.78 | 70.24 | 62.28 | 60.73 | 70.89 | 68.44 |
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 MADISON County, Kentucky
Issued at 200 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024
NORTHEAST KENTUCKY CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS LEXINGTON MOSUNNY 71 53 52 S15G23 30.14F COVINGTON PTSUNNY 68 46 45 SE15G24 30.12F FRANKFORT PTSUNNY 71 51 49 S12G22 30.12F
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 MADISON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Apr 26 14:05:01 EDT 2024
Today Tonight Sat
CLOUD COVER Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Showers None None
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (+7) 62 (+16) 79
RH % (24H TREND) 47 (+13) 70 (0) 46
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) SE 6 S 12 G21
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 9 SE 10 G18 S 11 G19
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5239 5427
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 17 S 26
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86853 138892
DISPERSION Good Excellent
DSI SLGT UNSTBL STBL SLGT UNSTBL
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3
ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 15 GEN POOR 73 GOOD
ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 17 GEN POOR 112 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 5 to
15 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 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
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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 MADISON 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 MADISON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For MADISON County, KY
TODAY
Mostly sunny until late afternoon then becoming mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers late in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of showers 20 percent.
TONIGHT
Warmer. Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. 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. 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 60 percent.
TUESDAY
Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 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
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
