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ISSUED AT 07:00 UTC ON FRIDAY SEP 17 2021
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| EDT 3HR | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A | 9A | 10A | 11A | NOON | 1P | 2P | 3P | 4P | 5P | 6P | 7P | ||||
| MAX/MIN | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83° | ||||
| TEMP | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 67° | 72° | 76° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 83° | 83° | 83° | 83° | 79° | ||||
| SKY COVER | 28% | 34% | 40% | 46% | 53% | 46% | 39% | 33% | 36% | 41% | 44% | 44% | 41% | 38% | 36% | 35% | ||||
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| DEW PT | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 63° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | ||||
| RH | 99% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 87% | 76% | 71% | 67% | 62% | 58% | 58% | 58% | 60% | 68% | ||||
| POP 12HR | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SNOWFALL | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| WIND Gust(MPH) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| WIND DIR | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | S | ||||
| DEW | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Mod Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Hvy Dew | Lgt Dew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| HeatIndex | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 82 | ||||
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | Slight Chance | -- | ||||
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Isolated | -- | Slight Chance | -- | ||||
| Fog | Patchy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| SPRAY COND |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| DRY COND |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | ||||
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS |  62.98 | 63.00 | 62.98 | 62.98 | 62.98 | 67.00 | 71.06 | 73.73 | 75.78 | 76.97 | 76.36 | 77.41 | 77.41 | 77.41 | 77.68 | 75.44 | ||||
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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 | 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° | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63° | -- | -- | 83° | -- | -- | 65° | 79° | -- | -- | 65° | 79° | -- | -- | 61° | 76° | -- | -- | 54° | 74° | -- |
| TEMP | 76° | 74° | 72° | 70° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 70° | 74° | 76° | 77° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 81° | 76° | 70° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 76° | 81° | 83° | 76° | 67° | 65° | 79° | 74° | 67° | 65° | 77° | 72° | 65° | 61° | 74° | 67° | 58° | 54° | 72° | 65° |
| SKY COVER | 33% | 30% | 28% | 27% | 28% | 30% | 33% | 35% | 37% | 37% | 43% | 43% | 48% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 45% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 39% | 36% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 41% | 62% | 69% | 74% | 70% | 81% | 74% | 82% | 75% | 78% | 40% | 25% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 11% |
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| DEW PT | 68° | 68° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 68° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 63° | 67° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 65° | 68° | 67° | 67° | 65° | 68° | 67° | 65° | 61° | 63° | 58° | 54° | 52° | 52° | 54° |
| RH | 76% | 84% | 87% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 93% | 81% | 76% | 73% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 64% | 73% | 90% | 96% | 99% | 96% | 74% | 58% | 52% | 69% | 90% | 100% | 71% | 81% | 99% | 99% | 74% | 83% | 100% | 99% | 65% | 72% | 89% | 89% | 51% | 65% |
| POP 12HR | 17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30% | -- | -- | -- | 28% | -- | -- | -- | 8% | -- | 13% | -- | 43% | -- | 34% | -- | 52% | -- | 45% | -- | 49% | -- | 21% | -- | 8% |
| RAIN/SNOW (liq.equ) | 0.01in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.02in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.01in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | 0.00in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SNOWFALL | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0in | -- | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | 0in | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND SPEED(MPH) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| WIND DIR | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | W | SW | W | NW | N | N | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| HeatIndex | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 76 | 84 | 85 | 76 | 67 | 65 | 79 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 77 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 74 | 67 | 58 | 54 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Rain Showers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Thunder Storm | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Isolated | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | Slight Chance | Slight Chance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| WIND CHILL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| DRY COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LIVESTOCK HEATSTRESS | 73.73 | 72.66 | 71.06 | 69.75 | 67.95 | 66.95 | 66.95 | 65.00 | 64.97 | 65.00 | 66.95 | 66.95 | 67.00 | 69.57 | 72.41 | 73.73 | 74.30 | 75.22 | 76.60 | 76.73 | 76.60 | 73.45 | 69.38 | 66.82 | 64.97 | 64.86 | 73.54 | 75.87 | 76.61 | 73.07 | 66.55 | 65.00 | 75.78 | 72.41 | 66.95 | 64.97 | 74.40 | 70.77 | 65.00 | 60.99 | 71.07 | 65.74 | 58.05 | 54.29 | 68.44 | 63.81 |
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 MASON County, Kentucky
Issued at 300 AM EDT FRI SEP 17 2021
...CENTRAL KENTUCKY... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS MT STERLING* CLEAR 64 64 100 CALM 30.12S FLEMING/MASON* N/A 65 65 100 CALM 30.11F FOG DANVILLE* CLEAR 63 63 100 CALM 30.11S RICHMOND* N/A 66 66 100 CALM 30.10S LEXINGTON CLEAR 68 66 93 SE3 30.09F FRANKFORT CLEAR 69 67 93 E3 30.08F LOUISVILLE CLEAR 73 67 81 SE5 30.06F LEBANON* N/A 68 68 100 E3 30.09S GLASGOW* CLEAR 66 66 100 CALM 30.08S BOWLING GREEN CLEAR 69 67 93 CALM 30.06S
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 MASON County, KY
Provided by the National Weather Service:
Issued at: Fri Sep 17 03:48:08 EDT 2021
CLOUD COVER Mclear Mclear Pcldy
PRECIP TYPE Tstms None Tstms
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+5) 66 (+3) 84
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-9) 100 (0) 56
20FTWND-AM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FTWND-PM(MPH) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.03
PRECIP DURATION 0 1
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7100 6370
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 E 3
LAL 2 2 2
HAINES INDEX 3 3 3
REMARKS...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in
the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs
in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northwest winds around 5 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 MASON County, Kentucky
933 PM EDT Thu Sep 16 2021
DAY ONE Tonight.
Areas of fog are expected to develop overnight and linger into early
Friday morning, with some locally dense fog possible. Be prepared
for rapidly changing visibilities and use extra caution while driving
on the roads
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday.
Areas of fog are expected to develop overnight and linger into early
Friday morning, with some locally dense fog possible. Be prepared
for rapidly changing visibilities and use extra caution while driving
on the roads
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Latest MASON County, Kentucky Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
Additional Drought Info.:
UKAWC Drought Page,
Kentucky Drought Watch
7-Day Forecast For MASON County, KY
TODAY
Mostly sunny until late afternoon, then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Muggy. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SATURDAY
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
MONDAY
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
MONDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
TUESDAY
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
